Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday (July 30). – Reuters
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s trust rating rebounded from the lowest level since he assumed office, but remained weak in the southern Mindanao island, former leader Rodrigo Duterte’s stronghold.
Marcos’ net satisfaction rating rose seven points to +27 from +20 in March, according to a nationwide survey by Social Weather Stations of 1,500 adults from June 23 to July 1. All areas and age groups gave him net positive ratings.
More than a fourth of those surveyed expect him to be a successful leader, while 60 per cent believe "it is too early to tell,” SWS said.
His rating in Mindanao recovered to a neutral +5 from -19 in the March poll, the pollster said.
In June, Vice President Sara Duterte – ex-President Duterte’s daughter – quit from Marcos’ Cabinet after months of increasingly fractious disagreements between the nation’s two most influential political families. – Bloomberg
