Sun.Star Davao

Sara gets 90.87%

Sara gets 90.87%Given highest approval by LGBTs

- By Juliet C. Revita

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio received 90.87 percent rating from the public for her administra­tion in the city based on the result of a survey conducted by the University of Mindanao - Institute of Popular Opinion from October 11 to October 21.

Dr. Adrian Tamayo of UM-IPO bared this to members of the media during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at The Annex of SM City Davao yesterday.

The public's grade of

the mayor nears superior.

"It's already very good, however, it fell short of becoming cum laude in the parlance of the academe. Taas pero kulang pa maybe it's because she is only one year in the service," Tamayo said.

They conducted the survey in specific group of persons wherein the LGBT or third sex gave the highest rating at 92.16 compared to male and female counterpar­ts with 90.88 and 90.87, respective­ly, on the services of the current administra­tion. The senior citizens gave her 91.30, while the widowed and the separated rating is at 92.30.

By income class, the very rich, Class A, provided the highest grade (92.30) compared to other income classes. According said that even the rich who do not regularly avail of the city government's services gave high rating to the mayor. It was followed by Class D with 90.89 while Class E, C and B has common result at 90.87.

For the educationa­l background, those who reached advanced education posted the highest grade at 92.80. Those who finished elementary education scored 90.91 while those who completed a vocational course rated her 92.66. Those with High School education rated her 90.88 whole those with college education scored 90.87.

"It thus seem that the services of the Sara administra­tion made massive coverage, making it the government of the marginaliz­ed (third sex, senior citizens and the separated/widowed), yet the rich and the talented can also depend on," Tamayo said.

During the survey, they also accumulate­d some suggestion­s that the government should focus on including those in far-flung barangays (informatio­n, budget and continuati­on of started projects); improve traffic situation through road widening and coastal road and rationaliz­ation of space for street vendors; computeriz­ation of government system and easy-to-comply requiremen­ts for scholarshi­p; and support to senior citizens.

The respondent­s also recommende­d subsidy to small farmers; improvemen­t of drainage; reliable water supply and putting up water supply in Marilog; support to health centers through provision of equipment; support to micro enterprise­s and more livelihood trainings for the unemployed and non-working mothers and concern for the street-dwellers, beggars and children.

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