PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte continue to enjoy the trust of the majority of adult Filipinos but their ratings declined in March, the latest survey results of OCTA Research show.
In face-to-face interviews held from March 24-27, 2024, with 1,200 male and female respondents ages 18 years and above, 69 percent said they continue to trust Marcos, while 65 percent said they approve of him.
The trust rating, however, was 6 percentage points lower than the 75 percent he obtained during OCTA's December 2023 survey.
"His trust and performance ratings significantly declined by 6 percent — higher than the margin of error of +/-3 percent for national estimates in the first quarter of 2024 compared to his trust and approval ratings in the last quarter of 2023," OCTA said.
Similarly, 68 percent of adult Filipinos continue to trust Duterte, and 64 percent approve of her performance.
However, her trust rating also declined significantly, falling by 9 percentage points from the previous survey period. Her performance rating dropped an even sharper 11 percentage points, the survey said.
The trust and performance ratings of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez also decreased by 3 percentage points, which was still within the margin of error from the December 2023 survey. That means their ratings remain statistically unchanged, OCTA said.
Across major areas, Marcos' trust rating in March 2024 ranges from 48 percent to 79 percent.
His highest trust rating is in Balance Luzon (79 percent), and his lowest trust rating is in Mindanao (48 percent), the survey said.
Marcos obtained his highest trust ratings from adult Filipinos in Class D (69 percent) and lowest trust rating from Classes ABC (64 percent).
The vice president obtained her highest trust rating in Mindanao (95 percent) and her lowest in Balance Luzon (57 percent).
Zubiri obtained a trust rating of 56 percent, while Romualdez had 61 percent.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo got a trust rating of 15 percent — 8 percentage points lower than the 23 percent rating he received in December 2023.
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