President Duterte's SWS Record High Survey Rating

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

The recent survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS) showed that majority of Filipinos still support President Rodrigo Duterte. The survey, which was conducted from June 23 to 26, revealed that almost 8 in 10 or 78% of Filipino adults expressed approval of Duterte's performance. This is the highest rating the President got during his first year presidency. His net satisfaction rating is +66 which is very good. The survey result is a personal record high for the President. 

This SWS survey will also boost the government's claim that the country is better under the current administration. Despite the issues on war on drugs, Marawi siege, corruption, traffic, and poverty, the President is still popular among Filipinos.  

But what are his gains and loses in this particular survey. What are the areas where his approval increased and the social class where he gained a favorable rating? Here are some Quick Facts about the SWS Survey on President Duterte's Performance:

Net satisfaction rating: “very good” +66

Number of respondents: 1,200

Survey conducted: June 23 to 26, 2017

Comparison with Last SWS Survey

The President gained additional 3 points in the latest survey as compared to his rating last March, which is +63 with 75 percent net satisfaction rating.

A major change in his rating is the Visayas and balance Luzon areas. But his rating dip in the Mindanao region.

Visayas: increased to 11 points to an “excellent” +73 (83 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied) 

Rating last survey: +62 (75 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied)

Balance Luzon: increased by 7 points but stayed “very good” at +58 (73 percent satisfied, 15 percent dissatisfied)

Rating last survey: +51 (68 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied)

Mindanao: fell to 12 points but still rated as “excellent” at +75 (83 percent satisfied, eight percent dissatisfied)

Rating last survey: +87 (89 percent satisfied, three percent dissatisfied)

Metro Manila: dropped at +63 but remained in “very good” level (77 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied)

Rating last survey: +64 (76 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied)  

Very Good Rating in Socioeconomic Classes 

The President's rating under socioeconomic classes remained very good. He got the highest rating among class E at +67, which increased to seven points from +60 last survey. He is also popular among class ABC. He got +59, which is 3 percent higher than his previous rating for this class. For class D respondents, President Duterte got +66, a 2 percent increase from the previous survey.  

PRD's approval among men and women respondents stayed at "very good" rating. College graduates rated him "excellent" at +76, while those who are high school graduates, elementary school graduates and those who did not finished elementary gave him "very good" rating.

The SWS survey has sampling error margins of plus or minus 3 percentage points for national percentages, and plus or minus 6 percentage points for each region.