President gets ‘very good’ public satisfaction rating

Buoyed by the survey results showing "very good" public satisfaction rating with his administration, President Duterte has reaffirmed his resolve to bring a comfortable life for all Filipinos.

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque has welcomed the survey results and assured the public that the President remains committed to pursue the campaign against crime and corruption.

"Regardless of the criticisms against the President, the public has given the President a very good satisfaction rating," Roque said in Filipino during a press conference in Davao Occidental.

"Notwithstanding this rating which SWS (Social Weather Stations) classified as very good, the President remains focused on his promise to the Filipino people and he has rolled up his barong to fight drugs, criminality and corruption and bring comfortable life to all Filipinos," he added.

In the SWS survey conducted last June, the 72 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the performance of the government, 15 percent were undecided, and 13 percent were dissatisfied.

The figure resulted in a net public satisfaction rating of +58 or "very good." It was the same to the "very good" public satisfaction score obtained by the administration last March.

Roque attributed the government's high public satisfaction rating to the President's tireless public service, citing programs on free irrigation, free tuition in state colleges and universities, free wi-fi, and national feeding program.

He added that the public could expect more benefits amid the President’s plans and programs to further spur economic development.

He noted that the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the local government units’ increased internal revenue allotment will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting Monday.

"The President is not yet through. There will be more benefits waiting for the nation," Roque said.

Meanwhile, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Davao City 1st district Rep. Karlo Nograles has credited the Duterte administration for helping accomplish legislative tasks that have been previously deemed as "Mission Impossible."

Nograles specifically cited the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and the National Identification (ID) Law as measures under this category.

“These measures had previously experienced rough sailing in both houses of Congress because of the issues surrounding them. The National ID law, for example, was first proposed over 20 years ago but never saw the light of day; the BOL, on the other hand, has been the subject of intense debate for several congresses,” Nograles said.

The Mindanao lawmaker was invited to the ceremonial presentation of the two laws scheduled on Monday afternoon in Malacañang.

“One could say that passing these bills was Mission Impossible,” added the Nograles, referring to the blockbuster franchise headlined by action star Tom Cruise.

“But when the President threw his support behind these measures by certifying them as urgent, Congress acted and what was once Mission Impossible is now Mission Accomplished––a feat that was achieved because the President enjoys the support of a Legislature that embraces his legislative agenda,” he pointed out.

According to Nograles, the passage of the BOL and the National ID law reflected the President’s commitment “to bring peace and progress to the country, especially to his fellow probinsyanos (countryside residents)." (With a report by Ellson A. Quismorio)