3 branches of gov’t post higher satisfaction rating — SWS

Public satisfaction with the country’s major institutions rose in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The poll, fielded from Sept. 15 to 23, found 62 percent satisfied and 14 percent dissatisfied with the performance of the Senate, for a net satisfaction score of a “good” +48.

This was higher by seven points from its June rating of +41.

The Senate’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from good to very good in Balance Luzon (areas in Luzon outside Mega Manila), from +37 in June to +50 in September.

It also rose from good to very good in Mindanao, from +39 in June to +51 in September.

It went down by nine points but stayed good in Metro Manila, from +43 in June to +34 in September.

It also stayed good in the Visayas, hardly moving from +49 in June to +48 in September.

By class, the Senate’s net satisfaction rating stayed good from June to September among class D, up by 11 points from +38 to +49, and among class E, hardly moving from +47 to +46.

However, it fell from very good to good among classes ABC, down by 16 points from +54 in June to +38 in September.

The House of Representatives, meanwhile, obtained an 11-point increase in its net satisfaction score in September.

Fifty-three percent of the respondents said they were satisfied with the work of the House while 17 percent were dissatisfied, resulting in a net satisfaction score of + 36, also classified by the SWS as good.

Its net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from a

“moderate” +25 in June.

In Balance Luzon, the House’s rating rose by 21 points and up by one grade from moderate +18 in June to good +39 in September.

It also rose from moderate to good in Mindanao, up by 15 points from +26 in June to +41 in September.

It stayed good in the Visayas, despite dropping by two points from +36 in June to +34 in September.

It declined by 10 points but remained in moderate category in Metro Manila, from +29 in June to +19 in September.

The satisfaction rating of the House rose by 14 points among class D from moderate +21 in June to good +35 in September.

It stayed good among class E, hardly moving from +40 to +41. However, it dropped by 16 points among classes ABC from good +43 to moderate +27.

In the case of the Supreme Court (SC), 49 percent of Filipinos expressed satisfaction with its performance, while 18 percent were dissatisfied, for a net satisfaction rating of a good +31.

The SC’s net satisfaction rating rose by 12 points from moderate +19 in June.

Its net satisfaction rating rose by 18 points from June’s neutral +4 to a moderate +22 in Metro Manila in September.

It rose from moderate to good in Balance Luzon, from +17 in June to +31 in September.

In the Visayas, the SC’s net satisfaction score also improved from moderate +26 in June to good +41 in September.

It stayed moderate in Mindanao, from +25 in June to +29 in September.

It rose to good +32 among class D from moderate +15 in June and among class E from +26 to +34.

However, it fell by two grades from good to neutral among class ABC, down by 34 points from +43 to +9.

Meanwhile, President Duterte’s Cabinet also garnered a good +32 net satisfaction score in the past quarter, with 48 percent of Filipinos saying they were satisfied with the Cabinet against 16 percent who said otherwise.

The Cabinet’s net satisfaction rating was higher by six points from +25 in June.

Its net satisfaction rating increased by 11 points from a moderate +23 to a good +34 in Balance Luzon.

It stayed moderate in Mindanao, although up by eight points from +21 in June to +29 in September.

It dropped by five points but stayed moderate in Metro Manila, from +28 in June to +23 in September.

It stayed good in the Visayas, up by six points from +32 in June to +38 in September.

By class, it rose from moderate to good among class D, up by 12 points from +21 in June to +33 in September.

However, it fell from good to moderate among class E, from +33 to +21.

The Cabinet suffered a 29-point decline in its net satisfaction rating among class ABC, from very good +56 in June to moderate +27 in September.

The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults, 18 years old and above, nationwide.