Though "puzzled" by "divergent" results of surveys on his net satisfaction ratings, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Monday said that Vice President Jejomar C. Binay "remains grateful for his high approval ratings and that his work will continue regardless of survey results."
In a statement, Binay's spokesman, Joey Salgado noted that while the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that the net satisfaction ratings of the Vice President were lower than his December 2012 ratings, another survey done by Pulse Asia which covered almost the same survey period, showed different results.
"What is puzzling is that the SWS survey period overlapped with Pulse Asia but produced divergent results. While SWS showed a decline, the Pulse Asia survey showed an increase of 6 points in the Vice President’s performance and trust rating," Salgado said.
The latest SWS survey covering the March 19-22 survey period, found that the net satisfaction ratings of Binay, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., and Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno were lower than their December 2012 ratings.
Seventy-five percent of Filipinos expressed satisfaction in Binay’s work, while 13 percent said otherwise, bringing his net rating to ‘very good’ +62, down from ‘excellent’ +70 (79 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied) in December 2012.
However, SWS noted that Binay’s rating is still higher than President Benigno S. Aquino III’s +59 (74 percent satisfied, 15 percent dissatisfied).
Meanwhile, the Pulse Asia survey released early April found that Binay and Aquino received the highest trust ratings of 75 percent and 72 percent, respectively.
Likewise, the same nationwide survey conducted from March 16-20 showed that both officials enjoyed majority approval ratings for their work in the past month (76 percent and 72 percent, respectively).
Nonetheless, Salgado said Binay "remains grateful for his high approval ratings."
"Since 2012, the Vice President’s ratings ranged from very good to excellent. His work will continue regardless of survey results," he said.
