By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz

More Filipinos have expressed satisfaction with the performance of Vice President Leni Robredo in the past three months, based on the third quarter of 2019 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results.

In the nationwide survey conducted from September 27 to 30 among 1,800 respondents, SWS found 56 percent of Filipinos satisfied and 23 percent dissatisfied with the performance of Vice President Robredo, which translates to “good” +33 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied).

It is higher by five points from the “moderate” +28 rating (54 percent satisfied, 22 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019.

SWS attributed the improvement in the overall net satisfaction rating of Robredo to increases in all areas, especially in Mindanao.

It stayed good in Visayas but up from +44 in June to +46 in September, as well as in the rest of Luzon, rising slightly from +33 in June to +34 in October.

It remained moderate in Metro Manila, up slightly from +14 in June to +15 in September.

It significantly increased from moderate to good in Mindanao, from +15 in June to +32 in September.

Meanwhile, urban net satisfaction stayed moderate, up from +12 in June to +20 in September.

Rural net satisfaction remained good, although down slightly from +41 in June to +40 in September.

By basic demographics, Vice President Robredo’s net satisfaction rating rose from good to very good among class E or the poorest, up from +42 in June to +51 in September.

It improved from moderate to good among class D or the “masa,” from +25 to +31; among women, from +27 to +35; among 25-34 year olds, from +25 to +31; among 35-44 year olds, from +29 to +34; and among 45-54 year olds, from +26 to +36.

However, it fell from moderate to neutral among upper-to-middle class ABC, down from +28 in June to +6 in September.

In the same survey period, SWS found 72 percent of Filipinos satisfied and 11 percent dissatisfied with Senate President Vicente Sotto III, 64 percent satisfied and 14 percent dissatisfied with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, and 35 percent satisfied and 19 percent dissatisfied with Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.

The resulting net satisfaction ratings were a “very good” +61 (from +60 in June) for Sotto, a “good” +49 as first rating for Cayetano, and a “moderate” +16 (from +13) for Bersamin.

Lower ratings for Senate, House, SC, Cabinet

The September survey saw lower ratings for the Senate, House or Representatives, Supreme Court, and Cabinet as a whole.

In the survey, SWS found 69 percent satisfied and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of the Senate, 57 percent satisfied and 14 percent dissatisfied with the House of Representatives, 57 percent satisfied and 16 percent dissatisfied with the Supreme Court, and 51 percent satisfied and 16 percent dissatisfied with the Cabinet as a whole.

The resulting net satisfaction ratings were a “very good” +56 (from +63) for the Senate, a “good” +43 (from +48) for the House of Representatives, a “good” +41 (from very good +54) for the Supreme Court, and a “good” +35 (from very good +51) for the Cabinet as a whole.