Duterte approval, trust ratings climb end-2018: Pulse Asia survey

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<p>MANILA -<strong> (2ND UPDATE)</strong> President Rodrigo Duterte capped 2018 with higher approval and trust ratings, while House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suffered from low scores, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed.</p><p>Duterte received an 81 percent approval rating in a survey conducted between December 14 and 21, up 6 percentage points from his 75 percent mark in September 2018.</p><p>The President&#x27;s trust rating in the last month of 2018 was at 76 percent, 4 percentage points higher than his score in the third quarter.</p><p>Duterte, the country&#x27;s first Mindanaoan president, received almost perfect scores in Mindanao, while his lowest trust and approval ratings came from the National Capital Region.</p><p>Speaking to ANC on Friday, political analyst Ranjit Rye said the improvement in Duterte&#x27;s approval and trust rating may be attributed to his programs that have started to &quot;kick in.&quot;</p><p>&quot;People are now reckoning what the President has promised and what has he actually achieved,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;To sustain this high popularity and trust ratings would require implementation of programs and better roll out of services which the President has continued to promise,&quot; he added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1394692" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Rye noted that Duterte&#x27;s high approval and trust ratings are &quot;surprising&quot; given that the President is going in to his third year.</p><p>&quot;This is quite startling for those in the opposition who are hoping that his approval and trust rating would take a nosedive by the end of the year (2018),&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Apparently, a lot of Filipinos still like [him],&quot; he added.</p><p>Vice President Leni Robredo&#x27;s and Senate President Vicente Sotto III&#x27;s approval ratings meanwhile increased by 1 percentage point to 62 percent and 74 percent, respectively.</p><p>Robredo&#x27;s and Sotto&#x27;s both sustained their trust scores at 56 percent and 66 percent, respectively.</p><p>&quot;Senate President Sotto enjoys an increase in his trust score in the<br/>rest of Luzon but Vice-President Robredo’s own rating declines in the Visayas,&quot; Pulse Asia said.</p><p>A spokesperson for Robredo said the survey results would serve as an inspiration for the vice president.</p><p>&quot;Muli itong magsisilbing inspirasyon na lalong pagbutihin ang paglilingkod at pagbibigay boses sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino, lalo na doon sa mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan,&quot; lawyer Barry Gutierrez III said in a statement.</p><p>(This will again serve as ain inspiration to improve our public service and give a voice to our fellow Filipinos, especially the marginalized ones.)</p><p>House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo received a low performance approval score of 27 percent, while trust in the former president-turned-lawmaker climbed 2 percentage points to 21 percent.</p><p>&quot;The only majority figure obtained by the House Speaker is her 52% distrust rating in Metro Manila,&quot; the survey read.</p><p>&quot;The rest of Luzon, the Visayas and Class D are critical of and distrust House Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo,&quot; it said.</p><p>It was the first time for Arroyo to be included in the survey after taking over as Speaker last July.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/11/20190111-pulseasia-1.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/11/20190111-pulseasia-2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Despite Arroyo&#x27;s low scores, performance approval and trust for the House of Representatives was high at 66 percent and 64 percent, respectively.</p><p>The Senate, which failed to pass the 2019 budget before it adjourned for the Christmas holidays scored a 69 percent performance approval and a 65 percent trust rating.</p><p>The Supreme Court, which had several a leadership changes in 2018, obtained a 64 percent approval rating, and a 62 percent trust score.</p><p>Among the key developments in days leading up to the survey were the graft conviction of former first lady Imelda Marcos, the conviction of 3 policemen tagged in the killing of teenager Kian Delos Santos, the graft acquittal of former Senator Ramon &quot;Bong&quot; Revilla Jr., the failure of Congress to pass the 2019 national budget, and the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br/> </p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte capped 2018 with higher approval and trust ratings, while House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suffered from low scores, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte capped 2018 with higher approval and trust ratings, while House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suffered from low scores, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed.

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Duterte approval, trust ratings climb end-2018: Pulse Asia survey

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Updated Jan 11, 2019 04:03 PM PHT

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