VP rating remains ‘excellent’ survey

By JC BELLO RUIZ · ELLALYN B. DE VERA

Manila, Philippines – The number of Filipinos who said that they were satisfied with the performance of government officials next to President Benigno S. Aquino III declined, except for Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, who retained an “excellent” net satisfaction rating, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey said.

The nationwide survey conducted from May 24 to 27 with 1,200 respondents found out that 79 percent were satisfied with the Vice President’s performance in the past three months while nine percent said that they were dissatisfied.

The percentage of those satisfied and dissatisfied brought the net rating of Binay to +70 which is the same as his net rating in the March 2012 and December 2011 survey period.

Binay is “grateful and humbled by the people’s approval”of his work in the survey.

He said that he is “personally committed to help President Benigno S. Aquino III pursue his reform agenda and make the government more responsive to the needs of the people.”

Net satisfaction ratings are classified by SWS as +70 and above excellent; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate,” +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”; and -70 and below, “execrable.“

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile had a lower satisfaction rating from “good“ +48 (64 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) from “very good“ +56 (69 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).

House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. also received a lower net rating of “neutral“ +8 (36 percent satisfied, 28 percent dissatisfied) from “moderate“ +18 (39 percent satisfied, 27 percent dissatisfied).