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(3rd UPDATE) The results of a Pulse Asia survey show that President Rodrigo Duterte recorded his highest rating of popularity – before his controversial remark about God that triggered a public reaction
APPROVAL MAJORITY. President Rodrigo Duterte enjoys broad approval from Filipinos, according to the results of a Pulse Asis poll held before calling God "stupid". Photo of Malacanang
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – President Rodrigo Duterte has surpassed his previous record of approval and registered in June 2018 his best rating of 88%, according to a survey of Pulse Asia Research, Incorporated. Pulse Asia's national poll, Ulat ng Bayan, released in June 2018 and aired on Friday, July 13, shows that Duterte is getting an 88% approval rate, 2 points higher than his previous record. His approval rate was 86% in September 2016, while it was only 3 months after his presidency.
It also showed an 8% increase over its 80% approval rating in March 2018. Prior to this jump, from September 2017 to March 2018.
Earlier this week, stations Social Weather (SWS) released the results of its second quarter public satisfaction survey of Duterte, which shows a net satisfaction rating of +45. Unlike the Pulse Asia survey, the SWS survey period covered the days when Duterte made his remark about God and the public backlash that followed; Among the socioeconomic classes, Duterte's approval was highest among class E (91%), followed by class D (87%) and classes ABC (84%). Across all geographic zones, 99% of the approval was overwhelming in Mindanao, followed by the Visayas (89%), Luzon and Metro Manila at 83% each. The largest improvement was registered in the National Capital Region compared to March 2018, an increase of 27 percentage points.
The Pulse Asia survey was conducted before the SWS survey of 1,800 respondents from June 15-21. were released only on Fridays. The investigation period ended just one day before Duterte's infamous remark that unleashed public outrage in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, and a strong condemnation from various religious groups and leaders.
Confidence estimates
In June 2018, the president also recorded high confidence rates at 87%, with only 11% of respondents reporting being undecided. It recorded the highest ratings of trust in Mindanao (94%), followed by the Visayas (92%), Luzon (84%) and the National Capital Region (79%).
Duterte earned 88% 87% confidence from Class D and 82% from ABC Classes.
The improvement in his confidence ratings was most marked in Manila between March and June 2018, with an increase of 23 points, followed by Visayas (10%), Visayas (10%), the rest of Luzon (6%) and Mindanao (4%). It's also in the metropolitan region of Manila that he has managed to sway the greatest number of undecided from March to June 2018. In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the palace was grateful for the people's "continuous vote of confidence". President, who remains "the highest approved and most trusted national official today with 88% approval and 87% confidence, respectively."
According to the statement, "the President sees these latest results of the investigation with complete humility, the chief executive simply fulfills his campaign promises with the best interest of Filipinos in mind "
The president, according to Roque," is working double time to get rid of "the drug, crime and corruption society to achieve his goal of a comfortable life for all.
The main news before and during the investigation period included the arrest of thousands of loafers or "tambays" at Metr. o Manila, on the basis of the order of the president; and the murder of Father Richmond Nilo in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija and Mayor Ronald Tirol of Buenavista, Bohol; the Supreme Court vote 8-6 confirming its earlier decision that led to the ousting of the then Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno; the official visit of the president to South Korea who affirmed "special friendship" between their countries and saw him kissing on the lips a Filipino worker abroad; and the signing of the Mental Health Act, among others.
The Pulse Asia National Survey has an error margin of ± 2% at the 95% confidence level. The subnational estimates for each of the geographical areas covered by the survey have an error margin of ± 6%, also with a 95% confidence level for Metro Manila, ± 3% for the rest of Luzon and ± 5% for Visayas and Mindanao. – Rappler.com
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