OCTA: VP trust rating suffers 10-point drop

Public satisfaction and trust in most of the country’s highest government officials dropped in the fourth quarter of last year, with Vice President Sara Duterte suffering significant declines in her ratings, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research showed.

- By JANVIC MATEO

The survey, conducted from Nov. 10 to 16, showed that President Marcos maintained the satisfaction and trust of a majority of the respondents despite a marginal decline.

From 66 percent in September, his satisfaction rating dropped by two points to 64 percent.

Satisfaction for the President was highest among those in balance Luzon at 72 percent (from 74 percent), followed by those in the Visayas at 65 percent (from 57 percent), Metro Manila at 63 percent (from 66 percent) and Mindanao at 45 percent (from 48 percent).

The President’s trust rating, meanwhile, decreased by four points from 69 percent to 65 percent.