Ratings of most top officials slip; Binay spared

Vice President Jejomar Binay. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The ratings of top government officials slipped in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey except for Vice President Jejomar Binay, who maintained an “excellent” net satisfaction rating of plus 70 (79 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied).

Political analyst Ramon Casiple of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reforms said the development could be attributed to the fact that Binay “is not directly seen as part of the cabinet” so “his ratings were spared.”

The SWS’ Second Quarter Social Weather survey, conducted between May 24 to 27, used face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

In an earlier report, Aquino’s net satisfaction rating slid by seven points from plus 49 in March to plus 42 in May, the lowest rating in his two-year presidency.

The net satisfaction rating of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile dropped by eight points from a “very good” rating of plus 56 (69 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in March to a “good” rating of plus 48 (64 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) this May.

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte’s net satisfaction rating fell by 10 points, from a “moderate” rating of plus 18 (39 percent satisfied, 21 percent dissatisfied) in March to a “neutral” rating of plus 8 (36 percent satisfied, 28 percent dissatisfied) in the recent survey.

Former Chief Justice Renato Corona’s net satisfaction rating also dipped from a “poor” rating of minus 28 (22 percent satisfied, 51 percent dissatisfied) to a “bad” rating of minus 44 (16 percent satisfied, 61 percent dissatisfied).

The SWS considers net satisfaction ratings of plus 70 and above as “excellent”; plus 50 to plus 69, “very good”; plus 30 to plus 49, “good”; plus 10 to plus 29, “moderate”; plus 9 to minus 9, “neutral”; minus 10 to minus 29, “poor”; minus 30 to minus 49, “bad”; minus 50 to minus 69, “very bad”; and minus 70 and below, “execrable.”

Satisfaction in the Senate declined by nine points from plus 58 (71 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in March to plus 49 (65 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) while the House of Representatives’ rating dropped by 10 points from plus 40 (56 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) to plus 30 (50 percent satisfied, 21 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded).

Satisfaction for the Supreme Court posted the steepest drop by 14 points from plus 27 (50 percent satisfied, 22 percent dissatisfied) to plus 13 (43 percentage satisfied, 30 percent dissatisfied). Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research