Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s satisfaction ratings improved in the second quarter of this year, as 38 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with his performance, while 45 percent were dissatisfied and 17 percent were undecided, based on the June 2026 survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released on Tuesday.
According to Philippines News Agency, compared to March 2026, gross satisfaction with President Marcos rose from 33 percent, gross undecided hardly moved from 18 percent, and gross dissatisfaction fell from 49 percent, the SWS said in a statement. The SWS survey was conducted June 20 to 29 among 1,200 adults nationwide through face-to-face interviews.
This translates to an increase of the Chief Executive's net satisfaction rating to -7 in the second quarter from -15 in the first three months of this year. It added that President Marcos' net satisfaction rating went up in all areas and a higher net satisfaction rating was recorded 'among those who say the President is serving the interest of the poor.'
President Marcos got the highest rating in Balance Luzon at moderate +11, followed by the Visayas at neutral -3, Metro Manila at poor -24, and Mindanao at bad -35. 'Compared to March 2026, President Marcos' net satisfaction rating rose by 7 points from neutral -9 to neutral -2 in rural areas, and by 8 points from poor -20 to poor -12 in urban areas,' the pollster said.
The SWS also found that 43 percent of Filipinos said PBBM is serving the interest of the rich, 35 percent the poor, and 25 percent the middle class. 'The President's net satisfaction rating was good +42 among those who said he is serving the interests of the poor, compared to the moderate +13 among those who said he is serving the interests of the middle class, and bad -35 among those who said he is serving the interests of the rich,' the SWS said.
The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults with sampling errors margins of ±3% for national percentages and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
