The “Boses ng Bayan” national survey, conducted between March 18 and 23, yielded high trust and approval ratings for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
As per said survey, President Marcos achieved a trust rating of 79 percent and an approval rating of 76 percent, while on the other hand, Romualdez received a trust rating of 75 percent and an approval rating of 72 percent.
Notably, the chief executive’s trust ratings were highest in balance in Luzon, standing at 86 percent, followed by the Visayas at 75.1 percent, the National Capital Region at 73.3 percent, and Mindanao at 71.7 percent.
Similarly, his approval ratings mirrored this regional trend, with balance Luzon leading at 81.6 percent, followed by the National Capital Region at 72.1 percent, the Visayas at 71.9 percent, and Mindanao at 70.6 percent.
Conducted by RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD), the “Boses ng Bayan” national survey is an independent and non-commissioned survey meant to source out public trust and approval analysis on key government figures for the first quarter of 2024.
In an attempt to secure a sample pool that accurately reflects the regional voter diversity of the Philippines and aligns with official voter statistics, the survey assessed 10,000 non-selectively chosen respondents from among 67.75 million registered voters.
Asserting the accuracy and validity of the results, RPMD boasts that said methodology attains a precise margin of error of plus/minus one percent and a confidence level of 95 percent. | Kian Kirby F. Florano