Survey says Duterte trust rating still ‘very good,’ but…

resident Duterte’s net trust rating suffered an eight-point decline but remained “very good” in the second quarter of 2018, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showed.

In the nationwide survey conducted from June 27 to 30 with 1,200 respondents, SWS found that 70 percent of Filipinos have “much trust,” 18 percent undecided, and 13 percent with “little trust” in President Duterte.

This translates to a net trust rating of +57 (percent much trust minus percent little trust), classified by SWS as “very good.” It has declined from a “very good” +65 in March 2018.

SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings are translated as follows: +70 and above as “excellent;” +50 to +69 “very good;” +30 to +49 “good;” +10 to +29 “moderate;” +9 to –9 “neutral;” -10 to –29 “poor;” -30 to –49 “bad;” -50 to –69 “very bad;” and -70 and below “execrable.”

In the eight SWS surveys following his inauguration as President, from September 2016 to June 2018, Duterte’s net trust rating was excellent in five and very good in three, which gives an average net trust rating of very good +69 so far during his presidency.

The eight-point decline in President Duterte’s overall net trust rating from March to June 2018 was due to declines in the Visayas and Metro Manila, combined with steady scores in Mindanao and rest of Luzon, SWS said.