Marcos’ Popularity Bounces Back From Low, Pollster SWS Says
(Bloomberg) -- 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.
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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% 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.
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