(Eagle News Service) — Malacañang on Friday welcomed the higher public satisfaction with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s performance, as shown by the results of a new survey.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey result showed that the President’s ratings “remain historically high.”
“President Aquino’s ratings remain historically high compared to the same period of other administrations,” she said in a statement. “Surveys are snapshots of a political landscape at a certain time and accordingly fluctuate.”
“The more accurate measure of government performance is the number of people who are empowered to take advantage of new and better opportunities,” she added.
Results of the Third Quarter 2014 Social Weather Station, conducted from September 26 to 29 among 1,200 adults nationwide, had 59 percent of respondents saying they were satisfied with the President’s performance and 25 percent saying otherwise, for a “good” net rating of +34.
The survey showed that net satisfaction rose 9 points from June’s “moderate” +25 (55 percent satisfied, 30 percent dissatisfied).
Valte said that since 2010, the Aquino administration has consistently instituted good governance and transparency reforms, which have translated into tangible benefits for the people.
The administration’s commitment to “tuwid na daan” has borne fruit, she said, both in boosting the country’s global reputation and in bringing about real change in people’s lives.
“We believe that these solid achievements will always result in public support for the President’s agenda of change,” she said.
The Palace official credited the higher public satisfaction with the President’s performance to his continued work and that of his Cabinet.
“We trust that the public continues to see the reform agenda of the President and how we continue to push for their interests,” she said. (with PND report)
