DU30’s high appreciation rating is no rocket science

Marlen V. Ronquillo

The murmurs from below - at the Baseco compound, at the hamlets of rural poverty, at those isolated townships with 70 percent plus poverty levels – usher in the beginning of discontent with a sitting president. Poor Filipinos are a patient lot. But once a leader is perceived as isolated, uncaring and unconcerned, the judgment instantly turns from critical to harsh.