Duterte ratings remain at all-time high: Pulse Asia

January 8, 2018

Performance and trust ratings of President Rodrigo Duterte remained at an all-time high, according to a quarterly survey of top government officials by Pulse Asia on Monday.

Performance rating of Duterte remained at 80 percent while his trust rating  rose by two percentage points to 82 percent from September.

Pulse Asia  conducted the nationwide survey from December 10 to 15 with a sample size of 1,200.

Vice President Leni Robredo's performance and trust ratings also rose. Her performance rating reached 59 percent from 57 in September while her trust rating went up from 55 percent to 58 percent.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's performance and trust ratings went down in December. Sereno, who is facing an impeachment complaint at the House of Representatives, saw her performance rating decline to 31 percentage from 35 percent . Her trust rating went down from 31 percent to 27 percent.

Among three key government institutions, only the Senate registered majority approval and trust scores in December, Pulse Asia said.

The Senate's approval rating reached 55 percent while the House of Representatives broke even at 50 percent and the Supreme Court logged 48 percent. Trust ratings for the Senate amounted to 56 percent, followed by the House at 49 percent and the Supreme Court at 45 percent. DMS