MANILA, Philippines — The trust and performance ratings of Vice President Sara Duterte slid significantly in the third quarter of 2024, while the ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Senate President Francis Escudero and Speaker Martin Romualdez remained stable, according to the latest poll by OCTA Research.
In its Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from Sept. 4-7, 2024, Duterte’s trust ratings slid by six percentage points from 65 percent in the second quarter to 59 percent. while her performance rating declined by eight percentage points from 60 percent in the same quarter to 52 percent.
Marcos’ trust rating, meanwhile, was statistically unchanged from 71 percent in the second quarter to 69 percent, within the margin of error, while his performance ratings also dipped slightly from 68 percent to 66 percent, also within the margin of error.
Escudero maintained his 67 percent trust rating from the previous quarter, and a benchmark 65 percent performance rating, his first as Senate President, while Romualdez experienced a slight dip in his trust and performance rating by one point to 61 and 63 percent, respectively.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo also got a slight bump in his trust and performance rating by two percentage points, getting 15 percent and 14 percent trust and performance ratings respectively.
The survey had 1,200 respondents and has a nationwide margin of error of plus or minus three percent.
