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MEDIARELEASE(September 20, 2011)
FROM: Prof. Ronald D. Holmes
PresidentPulse Asia, Inc.
RE: Pulse Asias August 2011 Nationwide Survey on
Performance and Trust Ratings of the
Top Five National Government Officials,
Senate, House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
Pulse Asia is pleased to share with you some findings on Performance and
Trust Ratings of the Top Five National Government Officials, Senate, House of
Representatives and the Supreme Court from the August 2011 Ulat ng Bayan nationalsurvey. We request you to assist us in informing the public by disseminating this
information.
The survey fieldwork was conducted from August 20 to September 2, 2011using face-to-face interviews. Among the developments that dominated the news
headlines immediately prior to and during the conduct of the survey interviews are the:
(1) second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino IIIdelivered before Congress on 25 July 2011; (2) congressional investigation into the
purchase of used helicopters by the Philippine National Police (PNP) back in 2009 and
the alleged involvement of former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo in the anomaloustransaction; (3) medical condition of former President and incumbent Pampanga
Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband; (4) claims made by several
witnesses as regards fraud in the 2004 and 2007 elections; (5) talks held by PresidentAquino with the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF); (6) resignation
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of former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and theremoval from office of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez; (7) continuing
discussions on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill; (8) increase in dengue cases in Metro
Manila and other parts of the country; (9) death and destruction caused by typhoon Mina;(10) evacuation of Filipinos in Syria and Libya; (11) President Aquinos visit to China;
and (12) in the economic front, the appreciation of the local currency vis--vis theAmerican dollar, the increase in power rates and the rollback in pump prices.
As in our previous surveys, this nationwide survey is based on a sample of 1,200
representative adults 18 years old and above. It has a 3% error margin at the 95%
confidence level. Subnational estimates for each of the geographic areas covered in thesurvey (i.e., Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) have a 6% error
margin, also at 95% confidence level. Those interested in further technical details
concerning the survey's questionnaire and sampling design may request Pulse Asia inwriting for fuller details, including copies of the pre-tested questions actually used.
Pulse Asias pool of academic fellows takes full responsibility for the design andconduct of the survey, as well as for analyses it makes based on the survey data. In
keeping with our academic nature, no religious, political, economic, or partisan group
influenced any of these processes. Pulse Asia undertakes Ulat ng Bayan surveys on its
own without any party singularly commissioning the research effort.
For any clarification or questions, kindly contact Prof. Ronald D. Holmes, Pulse Asia
President at 09189335497 or Dr. Ana Maria Tabunda, Pulse Asia Chief Research Fellowat 09189436816.
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Pulse Asias August 2011 Ulat ng Bayan Survey:
Media Release on the Performance and Trust Ratings of the
Top Five National Government Officials,
Senate, House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
20 September 2011
Three of the countrys leading national government officials score majority
approval and trust ratings; Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay again emerges as the
most appreciated and trusted top official of the national government
A. Performance RatingsIn August 2011, most Filipinos express appreciation for the performance of President
Benigno S. Aquino III (77%), Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay (85%) and SenatePresident Juan Ponce Enrile (65%). All three officials also register single-digit overall
disapproval ratings (3% to 9%). Levels of indecision toward their performance range
from 12% for the Vice-President to 26% for the Senate President. On the other hand,House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. and Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C.
Corona obtain practically the same approval and indecision ratings (45% versus 41% and
37% versus 41%, respectively). Around the same percentages of Filipinos are critical of
the work done by these two officials (13% for the House Speaker and 19% for theSupreme Court Chief Justice). (Please refer to Table 1.)
August 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
(Row Percent)
Base: Aware
Top Government Officials A ware Approve Undecided Disapprove
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 100 77 18 4
(President)
JEJOMAR C. BINAY 100 85 12 3
(Vice-President)
JUAN PONCE ENRILE 100 65 26 9
(Senate President)
FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR. 80 45 41 13
(Speaker of the
House of Representatives)
RENATO C. CORONA 68 37 41 19
(Supreme Court Chief Justice)
Q43-47. Mayroon ako ritong mga pangalan ng ilang mga opisyal ng ating pamahalaan. Pakisabi ninyo ang inyong opinyon tungkol sa pagganap
nila ng kanilang tungkulin nitong huling tatlong buwan. Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), kayo ba ay
TALAGANG APROBADO, APROBADO, MAAARING APROBADO AT MAAARING HINDI APROBADO, HINDI APROBADO, o TALAGANG
HINDI APROBADO kay (NAME) sa kanyang pagganap bilang (POSITION) o wala pa kayong nabasa, narinig o napanood na kahit na
ano tungkol sa kanya kahit na kailan?
Notes: (1) % Approve = % Truly Approve plus Approve; % Disapprove = Disapprove plus % Truly Disapprove.
(2) Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off or to Don't Know and Refuse responses.
AWARENESS & PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALSTable 1
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Across geographic areas and socio-economic classes, majority approval ratings areenjoyed by President Aquino (68% to 86%), Vice-President Binay (78% to 90%) and
Senate President Enrile (59% to 72%). House Speaker Belmonte posts majority approval
ratings only in Class ABC (51%) and Metro Manila (57%) while Supreme Court ChiefJustice Corona fails to score a majority rating in any of these survey sub-groupings.
(Please refer to Table 2.)
On the other hand, single-digit disapproval ratings are recorded by President Aquino(1% to 7%) and Vice-President Binay (1% to 5%) in all geographic areas and socio-
economic classes, while Senate President Enrile obtains single-digit disapproval ratings(8% to 9%) in all sub-groupings except Visayas (12%). House Speaker Belmonte and
Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona post double-digit disapproval ratings in most/all of
these sub-groupings (10% to 16% and 15% to 20%, respectively), with the Speakerobtaining single-digit figures in Classes ABC and E. As for indecision ratings, the figures
recorded by each of these officials are generally consistent with their respective national
ratings. (Please refer to Table 2.)
Table 2PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALS
August 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
APPROVAL RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 77 72 76 80 81 68 74 86
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 85 85 85 80 90 78 84 90
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 65 70 59 65 72 64 63 69
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 45 57 41 43 45 51 43 45
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 37 31 34 44 42 36 36 40
UNDECIDED
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 18 23 19 18 14 25 20 12
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 12 12 12 15 7 20 12 8
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 26 21 32 23 19 27 28 23
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 41 32 45 38 42 37 41 44
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 41 48 44 32 40 40 41 43
DISAPPROVAL
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 4 5 5 2 5 7 5 1
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 3 3 2 5 2 1 4 1
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 9 8 8 12 8 9 9 8
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 13 10 13 16 12 9 15 8
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 19 20 20 20 15 20 20 15
Q43-47. Mayroon ako ritong mga pangalan ng ilang mga opisyal ng ating pamahalaan. Pakisabi ninyo ang inyong opinyon tungkol sa pagganap
nila ng kanilang tungkulin nitong huling tatlong buwan. Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), kayo ba ay
TALAGANG APROBADO, APROBADO, MAAARING APROBADO AT MAAARING HINDI APROBADO, HINDI APROBADO, o TALAGANG
HINDI APROBADO kay (NAME) sa kanyang pagganap bilang (POSITION) o wala pa kayong nabasa, narinig o napanood na kahit na
ano tungkol sa kanya kahit na kailan?
Notes: (1) % Approve = % Truly Approve plus Approve; % Disapprove = Disapprove plus % Truly Disapprove.
(2) Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off o r to Don't Know and Refuse responses.
(In Percent)
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B. Trust RatingsMajority trust ratings are obtained by President Aquino (75%), Vice-President Binay
(86%) and Senate President Enrile (59%) at the national level. Meanwhile, essentially thesame trust and indecision ratings are scored by House Speaker Belmonte (41% versus
43%) while ambivalence regarding his trustworthiness is the plurality sentiment towardSupreme Court Chief Justice Corona (45%). It is also the latter who registers the lowesttrust rating (31%). With respect to distrust ratings, figures vary from 3% for Vice-
President Binay to 21% for Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona. On the other hand,
indecision is most pronounced toward House Speaker Belmonte (43%) and Supreme
Court Chief Justice Corona (45%) and least manifest toward Vice-President Binay (11%).
(Please refer to Table 3.)
Table 3
AWARENESS & TRUST RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALSAugust 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
(Row Percent)
Base: Aware
Big Small /
Top Government Officials Aware Trust Undecided No trust
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 100 75 19 5
(President)
JEJOMAR C. BINAY 100 86 11 3
(Vice-President)
JUAN PONCE ENRILE 100 59 31 10
(Senate President)
FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR. 80 41 43 15
(Speaker of the
House of Representatives)RENATO C. CORONA 68 31 45 21
(Supreme Court Chief Justice)
Q78-82. NAIS SANA NAMING TANUNGIN KAYO TUNGKOL SA PAGTITIWALA NINYO SA ILANG MGA TAO AT INSTITUSYON SA ATING LIPUNAN.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), maaari bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kalaki o kaliit ang inyong pagtitiwala
kay/sa [PERSONALITY/INSTITUTION]? Masasabi ba ninyo na ito ay MALAKING-MALAKI, MALAKI, MAAARING MALAKI AT MAAARING
MALIIT, MALIIT, o MALIIT NA MALIIT/WALA?
Notes: (1) % Big Trust = % Very Big Trust plus % Big Trust ; % Small Trust = % Small Trust plus Very Small Trust
(2) *Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
President Aquino (64% to 82%), Vice-President Binay (76% to 91%) and SenatePresident Enrile (50% to 70%) post majority trust ratings in virtually all/all geographic
areas and socio-economic classes. In contrast, the only majority trust rating of House
Speaker Belmonte is granted by Metro Manilans (55%) while Supreme Court ChiefJustice Coronas highest trust rating, 37%, is recorded in Mindanao. (Please refer to
Table 4.)
Single-digit distrust ratings are registered by Vice-President Binay (1% to 5%) in
every geographic area and socio-economic grouping, while President Aquino registerssingle distrust ratings (2% to 6%) in all sub-groupings except Class ABC (11%). Senate
President Enrile has single-digit distrust ratings in Metro Manila, Mindanao and Class E
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(7% to 9%). Meanwhile, House Speaker Belmonte and Supreme Court Chief JusticeCorona record double-digit distrust ratings in most/all of these survey sub-groupings
(10% to 19% and 16% to 24%, respectively). On the other hand, the indecision figures
obtained by the countrys leading government officials across geographic areas andsocio-economic classes do not vary significantly from their respective overall levels.
(Please refer to Table 4.)
Table 4
TRUST RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALS
August 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
TRUST RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 75 74 73 74 82 64 74 82
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 86 85 88 78 89 76 85 91
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 59 70 50 62 67 57 59 61
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 41 55 36 37 44 47 40 40
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 31 29 27 33 37 27 31 33
UNDECIDED
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 19 21 21 21 13 25 20 16
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 11 11 10 18 8 19 11 8
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 31 22 38 26 25 31 30 31
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 43 36 45 46 44 40 41 48
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 45 48 46 41 44 47 44 46
DISTRUST
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 5 5 6 5 5 11 6 2
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY 3 3 3 4 3 5 4 1
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 10 7 12 12 8 12 11 9
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. 15 9 19 13 11 10 18 10
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA 21 22 24 22 16 19 23 19
Q78-82. NAIS SANA NAMING TANUNGIN KAYO TUNGKOL SA PAGTITIWALA NINYO SA ILANG MGA TAO AT INSTITUSYON SA ATING LIPUNAN.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), maaari bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kalaki o kaliit ang inyong pagtitiwala
kay/sa [PERSONALITY/INSTITUTION]? Masasabi ba ninyo na ito ay MALAKING-MALAKI, MALAKI, MAAARING MALAKI AT MAAARING
MALIIT, MALIIT, o MALIIT NA MALIIT/WALA?
Notes: (1) % Big Trust = % Very Big Trust plus % Big Trust ; % Small Trust = % Small Trust plus Very Small Trust
(2) *Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
(In Percent)
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C.
Corona enjoy gains in approval and trust between May and August 2011; trust in
House Speaker Belmonte also becomes more pronounced during this period
A. Performance RatingsAt the national level, Senate President Enrile (+8 percentage points) and SupremeCourt Chief Justice Corona (+9 percentage points) experience significant improvements
in their approval ratings between May and August 2011. Across geographic areas,
President Aquino recovers lost ground in Metro Manila (+15 percentage points) and theVisayas (+12 percentage points). Senate President Enrile also gains in approval in Metro
Manila (+12 percentage points) while Supreme Court Chief Justice Coronas
performance is more appreciated in the Visayas in August 2011 than three months ago(+12 percentage points). (Please refer to Table 5.)
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Across socio-economic classes, approval for Senate President Enriles performance
improves in Class E (+11 percentage points) while Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona
gains in approval in Class D (+9 percentage points). With respect to indecision anddisapproval ratings, all changes occurring between May and August 2011 for all five
national government officials are marginal at best. (Please refer to Table 5.)
able 5
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALSMay and August 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
APPROVAL RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 77 72 76 80 81 68 74 86
May 11 71 57 73 68 79 63 70 77
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 85 85 85 80 90 78 84 90
May 11 83 82 86 72 89 81 83 84
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 65 70 59 65 72 64 63 69
May 11 57 58 54 57 61 50 57 58
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 45 57 41 43 45 51 43 45
May 11 39 47 37 36 41 48 40 35
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 37 31 34 44 42 36 36 40
May 11 28 23 23 32 38 22 27 33
UNDECIDED
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 18 23 19 18 14 25 20 12
May 11 21 28 20 25 15 23 22 18
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 12 12 12 15 7 20 12 8
May 11 13 14 11 22 10 14 13 13
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 26 21 32 23 19 27 28 23
May 11 31 31 31 32 29 34 32 29HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 41 32 45 38 42 37 41 44
May 11 37 36 35 40 41 35 37 38
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 41 48 44 32 40 40 41 43
May 11 38 41 37 36 41 45 38 36
DISAPPROVAL
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 4 5 5 2 5 7 5 1
May 11 8 15 7 7 6 14 8 5
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 3 3 2 5 2 1 4 1
May 11 4 4 3 6 1 5 4 3
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 9 8 8 12 8 9 9 8
May 11 11 10 12 8 9 16 10 11
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 13 10 13 16 12 9 15 8
May 11 17 15 18 15 17 13 16 19
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 19 20 20 20 15 20 20 15
May 11 24 31 24 23 21 28 27 18
Q. Mayroon ako ritong mga pangalan ng ilang mga opisyal ng ating pamahalaan. Pakisabi ninyo ang inyong opinyon tungkol sa pagganap nila ng kanilang
tungkulin nitong huling tatlong buwan. Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), kayo ba ay TALAGANG APROBADO,
APROBADO, MAAARING APROBADO AT MAAARING HINDI APROBADO, HINDI APROBADO, o TALAGANG HINDI APROBADO kay (NAME)
sa kanyang pagganap bilang (POSITION) o wala pa kayong nabasa o narinig na kahit na ano tungkol sa kanya kahit na kailan?
Notes: (1) % Approve = % Truly Approve plus Approve; % Disapprove = Disapprove plus % Truly Disapprove.
(2) Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off or to Don't Know and Refuse responses.
(In Percent)
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B. Trust RatingsBetween May and August 2011, trust in Senate President Enrile, House Speaker
Belmonte and Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona becomes more pronounced at thenational level (+8 to +10 percentage points). Across geographic areas, the trust rating of
President Aquino increases significantly in Metro Manila (+18 percentage points) whilethe trust ratings of Senate President Enrile improve markedly in Metro Manila, theVisayas and Mindanao (+13 to +21 percentage points). House Speaker Belmonte also
enjoys improvements in his trust ratings in Metro Manila and Mindanao (+12 to +16
percentage points). Across socio-economic classes, Senate President Enriles trust rating
goes up in Class E (+12 percentage points). (Please refer to Table 6.)
Indecision at the national level becomes less manifest in the case of Senate President
Enrile (-8 percentage points) due largely to declines in indecision in Metro Manila andMindanao (-17 to -18 percentage points). With respect to overall distrust ratings, no
significant changes occur between May and August 2011. However, distrust toward
House Speaker Belmonte becomes less marked in Mindanao (-12 percentage points)
while distrust toward Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona eases in Metro Manila (-13percentage points). (Please refer to Table 6.)
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able 6COMPARATIVE TRUST RATINGS OF TOP NATIONAL OFFICIALS
May and August 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
TRUST RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 75 74 73 74 82 64 74 82
May 11 71 56 73 70 76 63 69 78
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 86 85 88 78 89 76 85 91
May 11 81 79 83 74 84 74 81 83
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 59 70 50 62 67 57 59 61
May 11 49 49 50 49 48 47 50 49
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 41 55 36 37 44 47 40 40
May 11 33 39 32 34 32 48 32 31
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 31 29 27 33 37 27 31 33
May 11 23 18 20 24 32 26 22 24
UNDECIDED
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 19 21 21 21 13 25 20 16
May 11 22 29 21 24 17 25 23 17
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 11 11 10 18 8 19 11 8
May 11 16 15 15 19 14 20 16 14
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 31 22 38 26 25 31 30 31
May 11 39 39 37 37 43 40 39 38
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 43 36 45 46 44 40 41 48
May 11 42 43 42 42 43 38 43 44
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 45 48 46 41 44 47 44 46
May 11 43 41 41 45 46 40 42 45
DISTRUST
PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Aug 11 5 5 6 5 5 11 6 2
May 11 7 15 6 6 7 12 8 5
VICE-PRES. JEJOMAR C. BINAY Aug 11 3 3 3 4 3 5 4 1
May 11 4 6 2 7 2 6 4 3
SEN. PRES. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Aug 11 10 7 12 12 8 12 11 9
May 11 10 11 10 11 9 14 10 10
HOUSE SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Aug 11 15 9 19 13 11 10 18 10
May 11 18 17 17 14 23 13 19 17
CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA Aug 11 21 22 24 22 16 19 23 19
May 11 25 35 24 23 22 31 27 19
Q. NAIS SANA NAMING TANUNGIN KAYO TUNGKOL SA PAGTITIWALA NINYO SA ILANG MGA TAO AT INSTITUSYON SA ATING LIPUNAN.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), maaari bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kalaki o kaliit ang inyong pagtitiwala
kay/sa [PERSONALITY/INSTITUTION]? Masasabi ba ninyo na ito ay MALAKING-MALAKI, MALAKI, MAAARING MALAKI AT MAAARING
MALIIT, MALIIT, o MALIIT NA MALIIT/WALA?
Notes: (1) % Big Trust = % Very Big Trust plus % Big Trust ; % Small Trust = % Small Trust plus Very Small Trust
(2) *Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
(In Percent)
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Majority of Filipinos express approval for and trust in the Senate and Supreme
Court while approval and trust are the plurality sentiments toward the House of
Representatives; all three government institutions post gains in approval and trust
between May and August 2011
A.
Performance Ratings
The Senate and Supreme Court score the same overall approval ratings in August
2011 (55%) while a near majority of Filipinos (48%) is appreciative of the work done by
the House of Representatives. On the other hand, disapproval for the performance of
these institutions is expressed by 10% to 14% of Filipinos while about the samepercentages of Filipinos (32% to 38%) are ambivalent as regards the work they have
done. (Please refer to Table 7.)
Table 7PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF THE SENATE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPREME COURT
August 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
APPROVAL RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
SENATE 55 58 52 59 58 50 54 59
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 48 45 43 54 55 45 48 50
SUPREME COURT 55 48 53 61 60 49 55 59
UNDECIDED
SENATE 34 30 38 28 35 41 35 31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 38 37 42 31 36 42 36 39
SUPREME COURT 32 35 35 27 26 40 32 27
DISAPPROVAL
SENATE 10 12 10 14 6 10 11 9
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 14 17 15 16 8 14 15 11
SUPREME COURT 13 17 12 12 14 11 13 13
Q26-28. Mayroon ako ritong mga pangalan ng mga ahensiya o opisina. Pakisabi ninyo ang inyong opinyon tungkol sa pagganap nila ng kanilang tungkulin.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), kayo ba ay TALAGANG APROBADO, APROBADO, MAAARING APROBADO AT MAAARING
HINDI APROBADO, HINDI APROBADO, o TALAGANG HINDI APROBADO sa kanilang pagganap sa mga tungkulin ng (AHENSIYA/ OPISINA) o wala pa
kayong nabasa, narinig o napanood na kahit na ano tungkol sa kanila kahit na kailan?
Notes: (1) % Approve = % Truly Approve plus % Approve; % Disapprove = % Disapprove plus % Truly Disapprove.
(2) Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off or to Don't Know and Refuse responses.
(In Percent)
Majority approval ratings are enjoyed by the Senate (52% to 59%) in all geographic
areas and socio-economic classes, while the Supreme Court obtains near-majority tomajority approval (48% to 61%) in all sub-groupings. Meanwhile, majority ratings are
recorded by the House of Representatives in the Visayas and Mindanao (54% to 55%).
With regard to indecision and disapproval ratings, the figures registered by each of thesegovernment institutions across survey sub-groupings do not vary in any significant way
from their respective national ratings. (Please refer to Table 7.)
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Significant improvements in their overall approval ratings are enjoyed by the Senate,House of Representatives and Supreme Court (+7 to +16 percentage points) between
May and August 2011. Furthermore, the approval ratings of the Senate and Supreme
Court in nearly every/every geographic area and socio-economic class increase markedlyduring this period (+10 to +20 percentage points for the Senate and +15 to +23
percentage points for the Supreme Court). As for the House of Representatives, itregisters a 19-percentage point gain in its approval rating in Mindanao. (Please refer to
Table 8.)
Between May and August 2011, indecision toward the Supreme Courts performance
becomes less pronounced at the national level (-8 percentage points), with ambivalencetoward its performance easing in Mindanao and Class E (-13 to -14 percentage points).
The Senate also registers a decline in its indecision rating in the Visayas (-13 percentage
points). As for disapproval scores, the only significant change is recorded in Mindanaowhere the Senate enjoys a 12-percentage point decrease in its disapproval rating. (Please
refer to Table 8.)
Table 8COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF THE SENATE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPREME COURTMay and August 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
APPROVAL RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
SENATE Aug 11 55 58 52 59 58 50 54 59
May 11 43 46 47 39 38 46 44 41
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 48 45 43 54 55 45 48 50
May 11 41 40 43 43 36 36 40 44
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 55 48 53 61 60 49 55 59
May 11 39 31 37 46 43 26 40 43
UNDECIDED
SENATE Aug 11 34 30 38 28 35 41 35 31
May 11 39 37 36 41 42 39 38 40
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 38 37 42 31 36 42 36 39
May 11 40 40 38 36 45 48 38 40
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 32 35 35 27 26 40 32 27
May 11 40 41 43 34 39 53 38 41
DISAPPROVAL
SENATE Aug 11 10 12 10 14 6 10 11 9
May 11 16 16 14 19 18 15 17 16HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 14 17 15 16 8 14 15 11
May 11 17 19 15 19 16 16 19 12
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 13 17 12 12 14 11 13 13
May 11 19 27 17 19 17 20 20 14
Q. Mayroon ako ritong mga pangalan ng mga ahensiya o opisina. Pakisabi ninyo ang inyong opinyon tungkol sa pagganap nila ng kanilang tungkulin.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), kayo ba ay TALAGANG APROBADO, APROBADO, MAAARING APROBADO AT MAAARING
HINDI APROBADO, HINDI APROBADO, o TALAGANG HINDI APROBADO sa kanilang pagganap sa mga tungkulin ng (AHENSIYA/ OPISINA) o wala pa
kayong nabasa, narinig o napanood na kahit na ano tungkol sa kanila kahit na kailan?
Notes: (1) % Approve = % Truly Approve plus Approve; % Disapprove = Disapprove plus % Truly Disapprove.
(2) Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off or to Don't Know and Refuse responses.
(In Percent)
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B. Trust RatingsMost Filipinos trust the Senate (53%) and Supreme Court (54%) while a near
majority expresses the same sentiment toward the House of Representatives (47%).Basically the same distrust ratings are obtained by these government institutions (8% to
12%) while their indecision ratings range from 33% for the Supreme Court to 41% forthe House of Representatives. (Please refer to Table 9.)
The Senate and Supreme Court enjoy majority trust ratings in almost all geographic
areas and socio-economic classes (51% to 58% and 51% to 65%, respectively). As for the
House of Representatives, it records majority trust ratings in the Visayas, Mindanao andClass E (51% to 55%). The indecision and distrust ratings posted by these government
institutions across geographic areas and socio-economic groupings are basically
consistent with their respective overall figures. (Please refer to Table 9.)
Table 9TRUST RATINGS OF THE SENATE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPREME COURTAugust 20 - September 2, 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASS
BAL
TRUST RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
SENATE 53 54 48 56 58 51 51 58
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 47 43 40 53 55 45 45 51
SUPREME COURT 54 51 49 65 59 48 54 58
UNDECIDED
SENATE 39 36 44 35 34 40 41 34
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 41 42 45 36 37 42 41 40
SUPREME COURT 33 37 40 22 29 40 35 29
DISTRUST
SENATE 8 10 7 9 8 9 8 9
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 14 15 11 8 13 14 9
SUPREME COURT 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 13
Q101-103. NAIS SANA NAMING TANUNGIN KAYO TUNGKOL SA PAGTITIWALA NINYO SA ILANG MGA TAO, AHENSIYA AT GRUPO SA ATING LIPUNAN.
Sa pamamagitan po ng board na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), maaari bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kalaki o kaliit ang inyong pagtitiwala
kay/sa [PERSONALITY/AGENCY/GROUP]? Masasabi ba ninyo na ito ay MALAKING-MALAKI, MALAKI, MAAARING MALAKI AT MAAARING
MALIIT, MALIIT, o MALIIT NA MALIIT/WALA?
Notes: (1) % Big Trust = % Very Big Trust plus % Big Trust ; % Small Trust = % Small Trust plus Very Small Trust
(2) *Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
(In Percent)
The national trust ratings of these government institutions improve significantlybetween May and August 2011 House of Representatives (+11 percentage points),
Senate (+12 percentage points) and Supreme Court (+16 percentage points). Moreover,
the Supreme Court posts significant gains in its trust ratings in every geographic area and
socio-economic grouping (+14 to +21 percentage points). Meanwhile, the trust ratings ofthe House of Representatives increase in the Visayas and Mindanao, as well as in allsocio-economic classes (+9 to +22 percentage points) and those of the Senate improve in
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the Visayas, Mindanao and Classes D and E (+9 to +19 percentage points). (Please refer
to Table 10.)
As regards indecision, it eases in the case of the Supreme Court during the periodMay to August 2011 not only at the national level (-9 percentage points) but also in
Mindanao and Class E (-14 to -15 percentage points). The House of Representatives alsoexperiences a decline in its indecision rating in Mindanao (-12 percentage points).Meanwhile, the only notable change in these government institutions distrust ratings
between May and August 2011 is the 14-percentage point decline in the distrust rating of
the Supreme Court among Metro Manilans. (Please refer to Table 10.)
Table 10
COMPARATIVE TRUST RATINGS OF THE SENATE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPREME COURTMay and August 2011 / Philippines
LOCATION CLASSBAL
TRUST RP NCR LUZ VIS MIN ABC D E
SENATE Aug 11 53 54 48 56 58 51 51 58
May 11 41 43 42 43 39 36 42 42
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 47 43 40 53 55 45 45 51
May 11 36 32 36 39 33 28 36 37
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 54 51 49 65 59 48 54 58
May 11 38 33 35 45 40 27 39 38
UNDECIDED
SENATE Aug 11 39 36 44 35 34 40 41 34
May 11 44 43 45 41 44 50 44 41
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 41 42 45 36 37 42 41 40
May 11 46 49 45 44 49 56 45 47
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 33 37 40 22 29 40 35 29
May 11 42 41 45 36 44 51 41 43
DISTRUST
SENATE Aug 11 8 10 7 9 8 9 8 9
May 11 13 14 9 15 16 13 12 14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aug 11 12 14 15 11 8 13 14 9
May 11 15 18 14 15 16 16 16 13
SUPREME COURT Aug 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 13
May 11 18 26 17 18 15 22 17 17
Q. NAIS SANA NAMING TANUNGIN KAYO TUNGKOL SA PAGTITI WALA NINYO SA ILANG MGA TAO, AHENSIYA AT GRUPO SA ATING LIPUNAN.
Sa pamamagitan po ng bo ard na ito (SHOW RATING BOARD), maaari bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kalaki o kaliit ang inyong pagtitiwala
kay/sa [PERSONALITY/AGENCY/GROUP]? Masasabi ba ninyo na ito ay MALAKING-MALAKI, MALAKI, MAAARING MALAKI AT MAAARING
MALIIT, MALIIT, o MALIIT NA MALIIT/WALA?
Notes: (1) % Big Trust = % Very Big Trust plus % Big Trust ; % Small Trust = % Small Trust plus Very Small Trust
(2) *Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
(In Percent)