High Approval And Trust Ratings For Marcos Jr., Sara Duterte

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte garnered impressive approval and trust ratings in a recent survey conducted by the RP-Mission Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD).

The “Boses ng Bayan” poll, an independent and non-commissioned study conducted between June 25 and July 5, revealed that Marcos received an 82 percent approval rating, while Duterte received an 86 percent approval rating.

According to Dr. Paul Martinez of RPMD, both leaders obtained exceptional trust scores, with Marcos achieving 86 percent trust and Duterte at 90 percent.

The survey also assessed the approval ratings of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Zubiri received a 69 percent approval rating while Romualdez obtained a 70 percent.

Cabinet Officials

Among Cabinet officials, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. received the highest approval and trust ratings with 88 percent and 93 percent, respectively.

Other top-performing officials included Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rexlon Gatchalian (76 percent approval, 85 percent trust), National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (75 percent approval, 87 percent trust), Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (75 percent approval, 70 percent trust), Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (73 percent approval, 75 percent trust), Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual (71 percent approval, 65 percent trust), Information Communications and Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy (71 percent approval, 78 percent trust), Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (69 percent approval, 66 percent trust), and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno (68 percent approval, 70 percent trust).

Top-Ranking Senators

The top-ranking senators based on approval ratings were Raffy Tulfo, Mark Villar, and Bong Revilla, with approval ratings of 89.4 percent, 88.6 percent, and 88.5 percent, respectively.

They were followed by Francis Tolentino (86.1 percent), Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos (80.5 percent), and Mary Grace Poe (85.8 percent). Other senators included Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (82.7 percent), Robinhood Padilla (82.3 percent), Francis Escudero (86.2 percent), Lorna Regina “Loren” Legarda (80.2 percent), Sherwin Gatchalian (76.5 percent), Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (75.7 percent), and Cynthia Villar (75.3 percent).

Alan Peter Cayetano obtained a 72.4 percent approval rating, Ronald dela Rosa with 71.8 percent, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd with 68.7 percent, Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros with 68.2 percent, Maria Lourdes “Nancy” Binay with 65.8 percent, Pia Cayetano with 64.7 percent, Emmanuel Joel Villanueva with 61.5 percent, and Joseph Victor Ejercito Estrada with 60.7 percent.

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