76% satisfied with PNoy - SWS survey

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 22): 76% satisfied with PNoy - SWS survey

President Benigno S. Aquino III’s public satisfaction rating for the second quarter of the 2013 SWS survey rose to 76% , higher than the first quarter ‘s result survey of 74%, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a news report.

Business word online citing the SWS survey said that the “SWS’ June 28-30 poll had 76% of respondents claiming they were satisfied with Mr. Aquino’s performance, versus the 12% who said otherwise, for a “very good” net satisfaction score of +64. This was up five points up from March’s similarly “very good” +59 and just three points below the record-high “very good” +67 hit in August last year.”

It further said that satisfaction with Aquino rose markedly in the Visayas, to an “excellent” +74 last month from a “good” +46 in March.

It stayed at a “very good” +67 in Balance Luzon, fell by nine points to a still “very good” +58 in Mindanao and gained six to remain at a “good” +46 in Metro Manila.

Rural satisfaction hit an “excellent” +70, a record high, from March’s “very good” +67, while urban satisfaction rose by four points to a still “very good” +57.

The survey also showed that 40% of Filipinos said President Aquino will be successful compared to 47% who said it is too early to tell.
Thirteen percent of Filipinos said Aquino will be unsuccessful as President.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, in a statement said the Palace was "encouraged" by the results of the survey.

“The President’s consistently strong ratings, especially in the wake of a midterm election widely regarded as a referendum on the success of his administration, affirm our administration’s mandate of good governance,” Lacierd said.

He added that since the first SWS survey on public satisfaction with Aquino in September 2010, Aquino's ratings have not dipped below 63 percent.

These sustained, positive numbers are reflective of the Filipino people’s enduring trust in and support of the President’s policies, initiatives, and reforms, he said.

SWS considers net satisfaction scores of +70 and above as “excellent”; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”, +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”; and -70 and below, “execrable.”

The second-quarter SWS survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adult Filipinos nationwide. Sampling error margins of ±3% for national and ±6% for area percentages applied to the survey.

The survey came out as the President is set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives today.

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