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‘Not into ratings’

Duterte does not want to brag, gives self a six

- By Juliet C. Revita

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has kept his foot on the ground despite the recent survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showing that he earned a “very good” public net satisfacti­on for his first three months in service but he maintained he is "not into ratings".

Duterte told the more than 500 Mindanaoan entreprene­urs and top business leaders in the country during the “Mentor Me” program of Go Negosyo on Friday at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao that he is not boastful of the achievemen­ts elicited by his unique method of governance.

“I am not into ratings. Lahat ng mga taga-Davao kilala ako. I tend not to derogate myself just make it as, not really as humble as it should be. Di kase ako mahilig diyan, magyabang,” Duterte said.

SWS, an independen­t social research institutio­n, has released its latest survey result on Thursday which revealed that President Duterte yielded a "very good" net satisfacti­on rating of +64 and an approval of 76 percent for his first three months in service. The same result revealed that only 11 and 13 percent were dissatisfi­ed and undecided about his performanc­e, respective­ly.

Among the past leaders, only former President Fidel V. Ramos had a similar net satisfacti­on rating of +66 percent in a survey done between Aug. 10 and Sept. 8 in 1992.

Duterte fared better than his predecesso­rs, the SWS said.

The same survey also showed that 54 percent of Filipinos were "very satisfied” with the ongoing war against illegal drugs.

Saying that bragging is not his style, Duterte revealed that he gave himself a score of six out of 10, when asked by Communicat­ions Secretary Martin Andanar to rate his performanc­e.

"Last night, he (Andanar) asked me, 'How would you rate yourself?' I said, 'Six in the scale of 10,'" the President said.

The President also said he does not brag about the accomplish­ments of his administra­tion by embedding his name or face on the projects.

"Even until now, I just give an order to the country not to put up posters of my face. Dito sa Davao, hindi talaga nangyari, even during election time. Iyong mga na project “akin ito,” there's no such thing in Davao,” Duterte said.

"No display. Whether you find me handsome or ugly, I don't want my face [to be] posted anywhere," he said.

Although, he is now the highest official in the country, Duterte said that he remains meek since it is his natural personalit­y.

 ?? CHRISTIAN MARK LIM ?? GAME. President Rodrigo R. Duterte gamely poses for a photo op after delivering his message at the Banana Congress 2016 at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City on Friday evening.
CHRISTIAN MARK LIM GAME. President Rodrigo R. Duterte gamely poses for a photo op after delivering his message at the Banana Congress 2016 at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City on Friday evening.

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