MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s trust and performance ratings saw an improvement in the second quarter of 2024, while Vice President Sara Z. Duterte experienced a decline, according to the latest survey from the OCTA Research Group.

OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey, conducted from June 30 to July 5, revealed that President Marcos’ trust rating increased to 71 percent, up from 69 percent in the first quarter of 2024. In contrast, Vice President Duterte’s trust rating dropped by 3 percentage points, landing at 65 percent from the previous 68 percent.

“This marks the first time President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has registered a higher trust and performance rating than Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio in the last three years of the TNM surveys,” OCTA stated.

The survey highlighted that Vice President Duterte’s trust and performance ratings have been trending downward for two consecutive quarters in 2024.

President Marcos’ trust score saw a significant 8-percentage-point increase in Mindanao, Duterte’s home region, rising from 48 percent to 56 percent. His highest trust rating was recorded in Balance Luzon at 80 percent, followed by Metro Manila at 70 percent, and the Visayas at 69 percent.

Trust ratings for Marcos also saw an increase of 22 percentage points among adult Filipinos in Class ABC (74 percent), followed by Classes D (71 percent) and E (66 percent).

Approval of Marcos’ performance similarly rose by 3 percentage points, reaching 68 percent, up from 65 percent in the first quarter. His performance rating was highest in Balance Luzon at 75 percent, with an 8-percentage-point improvement in Mindanao (56 percent). Metro Manila and the Visayas followed with ratings of 68 percent and 65 percent, respectively.

Marcos’ performance approval also increased by 11 percentage points among Class ABC respondents (71 percent), with Classes D (68 percent) and E (64 percent) showing similar improvements.

Meanwhile, Vice President Duterte maintained her highest trust score in Mindanao, which increased by 9 percentage points to 95 percent. However, her ratings declined in Balance Luzon by 4 percentage points (from 48 percent to 52 percent) and in the Visayas by 3 percentage points (from 63 percent to 66 percent). In Metro Manila, her trust score stood at 60 percent.

Despite these declines, Duterte still earned her highest trust score from Class E respondents, although it fell by 4 percentage points, from 68 percent to 64 percent. This was followed by Classes D (65 percent) and ABC (64 percent).

Duterte’s performance ratings dropped across all regions, with the most significant declines in Metro Manila (a 6-percentage-point decrease, from 56 percent to 50 percent) and the Visayas (a 4-percentage-point decrease, from 64 percent to 60 percent). Her performance rating remained highest in Mindanao at 92 percent, while Balance Luzon recorded her lowest at 48 percent.

Among socioeconomic classes, Duterte’s performance rating decreased by 6 percentage points in Class E (from 71 percent to 65 percent) and by 3 percentage points in Class D (from 60 percent to 57 percent). Her lowest performance rating was among Class ABC, at 56 percent.

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