Manila Bulletin

Over 80% of Filipinos trust PBBM, VP Duterte – survey

By RAYMUND ANTONIO

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte received high approval and trust ratings in the latest survey conducted by RP-Mission and

Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD).

Mayors and district representatives from the National Capital Region (NCR) were likewise ranked according to their performance ratings.

The report from RPMD showed that Marcos received a 77-percent approval rating and an 83-percent trust rating, while Duterte got a 75-percent approval rating and an 81-percent trust rating.

The chief executive and vice president’s performance ratings were up four and five percentage points, respectively, compared to the December 2022 NCR poll.

The top district representatives were also ranked in the poll.

Reps. Toby Tiangco of Navotas City Lone District (92.5 percent), Camille Villar of Las Piñas City Lone District (92.3 percent), and Oca Malapitan of Caloocan City 1st District (92.1 percent) are statistically tied for first place in the NCR based on their performance evaluation ratings.

At second place are Reps. Marvin

Rillo of Quezon City 4th District (88.7 percent), Marivic Co-Pilar of Quezon City 6th District, and Boyet Gonzales II of Mandaluyong City Lone District (88.3 percent).

Tied in the third place are Reps. Franz Pumaren of Quezon City 3rd District (86.6 percent), Dean Asistio of Caloocan City 3rd District (86.4 percent), and Patrick Michael Vargas of Quezon City 5th District (86.2 percent).

Local chief executives in NCR also scored high in RPMD’s independent, non-commissioned survey.

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte received the highest performance rating with 94 percent, while Mayors Jeannie Sandoval of Malabon City, Dale Malapitan of Caloocan City, and John Rey Tiangco of Navotas are statistically tied for the second spot with 91 percent.

Mayors Emi Calixto-Rubiano of Pasay City and Benjamin Abalos Sr. of Mandaluyong City are tied for third place with 90 percent.

According to RPMD executive director Dr. Paul Martinez, mayors were evaluated by their residents and ranked based on the ratings they received, while district representatives were evaluated based on representation, legislation, and constituent service

The NCR survey was part of the national poll “RPMD’s Boses ng Bayan” conducted per city in every region with 10,000 adult respondents on Feb. 25 to March 8.

The survey respondents were registered voters and all residents of Metro Manila aged 18 to 70.

It has a sampling margin of error at ±1 percent and 95 percent confidence level.

RPMD said the respondents were randomly chosen, and the number of respondents per city was distributed proportionally based on official voting population data.

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