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Duterte gets record-high

satisfaction rating
Higher public satisfaction in Visayas and Balance of Luzon pulls up the Chief
Executive's ratings and makes up for the sharp drop in his ratings in Mindanao, which
he had placed under martial law

Rappler.com
Published 9:28 AM, July 07, 2017
Updated 11:36 AM, July 07, 2017

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TIMES OF CONFLICT. President Rodrigo Duterte visits a Sultan Kudarat military camp days after the
start of Marawi clashes. Presidential photo

MANILA, Philippines Amid the Marawi crisis and the imposition of martial law in
Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte attained his highest ever public satisfaction rating,
according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Duterte garnered a net satisfaction rating of +67, categorized as very good, based on
the results of an SWS survey held from June 23 to 26, a month after he declared martial
law in response to the Marawi siege. (READ: TIMELINE: Marawi clashes prompt martial
law in Mindanao)

This is his highest SWS net satisfaction rating so far, besting his September rating of
+64.

The survey, first published in BusinessWorld, was conducted through face-to-face


interviews with 1,200 adults nationwide. It has sampling error margins of +/-3 points for
national percentages and +/-6 for regional percentages.

It found that 78% of respondents were satisfied by Dutertes performance in the second
quarter of the year. Only 12% were dissatisfied while 10% were undecided.

Increased public satisfaction in Visayas and Balance of Luzon pulled up the Chief
Executive's ratings, which made up for the sharp drop in satisfaction in Mindanao,
Dutertes home region which he had placed under martial law.

In Visayas, the President's satisfaction rating rose by 11 points from +62 in March to
+73 in June.

In Balance of Luzon, public satisfaction rose by 7 points from +51 in March to +58 in
June.

In his bailiwick, however, his net satisfaction rating slid by 12 points from +87 to +75
but remained in excellent category.

Satisfaction in Dutertes performance improved across all socioeconomic classes, with


the highest rise in satisfaction among the countrys poorest.

His rating among Class E respondents went up by 7 points from +60 in March to +67
in June. Among middle class to upperclass respondents, Class ABC, his rating rose by
3 points, from +56 to +59. For Class D respondents, his rating improved by 2 points
from +64 to +66.
For Malacaang, the results of the survey show public support for Dutertes martial law
declaration and how he was managing the Marawi conflict.

The finding shows tacit public support for the Presidents action following the rebellion
in Marawi, said Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella.

Duterte declared martial law on May 23, hours after fighting between Muslim extremists
and government forces began in Marawi.

He cut short an official visit to Russia to fly back to the Philippines and call an
emergency Cabinet meeting to address the crisis.

In the days following the siege, he made frequent visits to military camps in Mindanao to
talk to troops and pin medals on wounded soldiers and police. He also dropped by an
evacuation center in Iligan to speak to Marawi residents displaced by the conflict. Pia
Ranada/Rappler.com

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