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Arroyo rating lowest ever
First posted 00:01am (Mla time) June 03, 2005
Inquirer News Service
AMID RISING prices, higher taxes and a "jueteng" controversy involving
her family, the performance rating of President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo tumbled to -33 in May, the lowest ever for a
Philippine leader since 1986.
In a media statement released late last night, the private polling
firm Social Weather Stations said its survey from May 14 to 23 found
that 59 percent of Filipinos were dissatisfied with Ms Arroyo's
performance while only 26 percent were satisfied.
In an SWS survey conducted from Feb. 25 to March 10, Ms Arroyo had a
performance rating of -12. A total of 48 percent of respondents then
were dissatisfied with her performance while 36 percent were
satisfied.
Not even President Joseph Estrada, who was ousted amid charges of
widespread corruption in his administration, experienced such a low
performance rating during his three-year stay in office.
Ms Arroyo earlier said she expected her popularity to plummet with the
imposition of new taxes to stave off a looming fiscal crisis. A
doubling of world crude prices also caused local prices of fuel and
other goods to soar, substantially diminishing the purchasing power of
Filipinos.
At a time when Ms Arroyo has been calling for belt-tightening measures
in government and sacrifices among the people, her husband, First
Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and their son, Pampanga Representative
Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo, have been accused of accepting payoffs
from illegal gambling lords. The Arroyo family has denied the charge.
The net satisfaction rating of Ms Arroyo in Visayas, where she
customarily draws her strongest support, turned negative to -15,
falling by 34 percentage points from +19 in March.
Her performance rating also fell by 30 percentage points in Luzon to
-47 from -17 in March.
In Metro Manila, Ms Arroyo's rating fell by 9 percentage points to -47
from -38 in March. It was more or less steady in Mindanao, -12 now
from -14.
The President's net rating plunged in rural areas by 22 points to -27
from -5 in March, and by 13 points in urban areas to -36 from -23.
Her net satisfaction rating among both the "masa" (Class D) and the
middle to upper classes (ABC) declined to -34 in May from -13 in
March. Her ratings also fell among the "very poor" (Class E) to -29
from -8.
The latest SWS survey showed net satisfaction ratings holding steady
for top government officials:
• Vice President Noli de Castro, +22 in May from +19 in March.
• Senate President Franklin Drilon, +8 from +2 in March.
• House Speaker Jose de Venecia, -2 from -8.
• Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., +1 from -5.
The SWS surveys in March and May used face-to-face interviews of 1,200
adults each. Both surveys have sampling error margins of approximately
plus and minus 3 percentage points at the 95-percent confidence level
for national-level percentages.
The survey questions were not commissioned, but were included on SWS's
own initiative. The SWS surveys are supported by subscribers who have
no proprietary rights over the data.
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2 June 2005
May 2005 Social Weather Survey:
Net Satisfaction With GMA Falls to -33
Social Weather Stations
Net Satisfaction of PGMA at -33
The Social Weather Survey of May 14-23, 2005 finds 26% of Filipinos
satisfied, and 59% dissatisfied, with the performance of Pres. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, giving her a Net Satisfaction Rating of -33, which
is a new record low for Presidents since 1986. [Table 1]
This compares with 36% satisfied and 48% dissatisfied, or net -12, in
the SWS 1st Quarter 2005 Survey of February 25-March 10. [Chart 1 and
Table 2]
Other Top Officials Get Steady Ratings
The new SWS survey showed Net Satisfaction Ratings holding steady for:
(a) Vice-President Noli de Castro, Net +22 in May 2005, from Net +19 in
March;
(b) Senate President Franklin Drilon, Net +8 now, from Net +2 before;
(c) Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia, Net -2 now, from Net -8 before:
and
(d) Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr, Net +1 now, from
Net -5 before [Table 3 and Charts 2-5]
Demographic patterns in PGMA's ratings
The President's net satisfaction rating in Visayas, where she
customarily draws her strongest support, turned negative to -15,
falling by 34 points from +19 before.
It fell by 30 points in Balance of Luzon, from -17 before to -47 now;
fell by 9 points in Metro Manila, from -38 before to -47 now, and was
more or less steady in Mindanao, -14 before and -12 now.
The President's net rating declined in rural areas by 22 points, from
-5 before to -27 now, and by 13 points in urban areas, from -23 before
to -36 now.
Her net satisfaction rating among both the masa or Class Ds and the
middle-to-upper classes or ABCs went from -13 in March to -34 in May.
Her ratings also fell among the very poor Class Es, from -8 to -29.
Survey Background
The Social Weather Surveys of March 2005 and May 2005 used
face-to-face interviews of independent national samples of 1,200
adults each. Both have sampling error margins of approximately ±3% at
the 95% confidence level for national-level percentages.
The items described in this release were not commissioned, but were
included on SWS's own initiative. The Social Weather Surveys are
supported by subscribers, who have no proprietary rights over the
data.
The SWS web page at http://www.sws.org.ph may be consulted for more
information, including SWS official releases to media and a list of
SWS public reports. SWS's email addresses are [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Office address: #52 Malingap Street, Sikatuna
Village, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines.
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