Vice President Sara Duterte maintained a higher “much trust” rating than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a Social Weather Stations survey conducted Sept. 21-27, according to the survey results.
Duterte recorded a 56% much trust rating, compared with 36% for Marcos, a 20-percentage-point difference.
The survey also found that 26% of respondents had little trust in Duterte, while 40% said they had little trust in Marcos.
Meanwhile, 17% of respondents were undecided about their trust in Duterte, compared with 22% for Marcos.
Compared with the June survey, Duterte’s much trust rating declined by 1 percentage point, from 57% to 56%. Marcos’ rating increased by 2 percentage points, from 34% to 36%.
Regional results showed that Duterte recorded her highest much trust rating in Mindanao, at 87%. Marcos posted his highest rating in Balance Luzon, at 40%.
The survey covered 1,500 respondents and was commissioned by the Stratbase Group.
Despite the decline in Duterte’s rating and the increase in Marcos’ score, the vice president remained ahead of the president in the September results.
The findings reflect respondents’ reported levels of trust during the survey period. Duterte’s 56% rating was higher than Marcos’ 36%, while Marcos had a larger share of respondents who expressed little trust in him.
The results provide a comparison of public trust in the two highest-ranking elected officials in the Philippines based on the survey’s reported figures.
