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By Rommel C. Lontayao, Reporter
More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the overall performance of the
administration, but the dissatisfaction has lessened in the last
three months, according to the results of a nationwide survey
released Monday.
The survey conducted by the Social Weather
Stations (SWS) found that 42 percent were dissatisfied with the
performance of the national government while only 32 percent were
satisfied.
The net satisfaction rating on the performance
of the administration, however, improved from the minus 19 in
February to minus 11 in June. The net satisfaction rating is
obtained by subtracting the percentage of those who were
dissatisfied from the percentage of those who were satisfied.
Dissatisfaction with the performance of the
national administration eased in all areas, SWS noted.
The sharpest one-quarter improvement was
observed in Mindanao, where the administration’s net satisfaction
rating rose by 16 points.
The rating also improved by 10 points in Metro
Manila, by 9 points in the Visayas, and by 4 points in the balance
of Luzon, which refers to all regions on the main island except the
capital region.
Public satisfaction
SWS also reported the results of the polls on
the public satisfaction concerning the performance of the
administration on specific issues.
“Of the 13 issues tested, the June 2009 survey
found the National Administration scoring a good net satisfaction
rating of [plus] 40 on the issue of protecting the public from the
outbreak of diseases,” the SWS said.
The previous quarter marked the height of the
Influenza A(H1N1) flu virus scare that gripped the public.
Philippine health officials said the issue was properly addressed.
The SWS also reported that the administration
received moderate ratings on the issues of foreign relations (plus
23), promoting the welfare of overseas Filipinos workers (plus 23),
fighting terrorism (plus 15), ensuring that medicines are affordable
(plus 14), campaigning against illegal drugs (plus 10), and helping
the poor (plus 10).
On other issues, the government obtained neutral
ratings—on reconciliation with Muslim rebels (plus 9), protecting
the Philippines from the economic crisis in the United States and
other advanced countries (plus 4), and fighting crimes (plus 1).
The administration, however, received poor
ratings on issues such as ensuring that no family will ever be
hungry and have nothing to eat (minus 21), eradicating graft and
corruption in the government (also minus 21), and fighting inflation
(minus 14).
Better ratings
Overall, the administration’s performance
rating would have improved on even more issues, if results of the
February survey were taken into consideration.
“Compared to the previous quarter, the net
satisfaction ratings of the National Administration were better on 7
out of 13 issues,” SWS reported.
The latest SWS survey on public satisfaction
with the entire administration and satisfaction on specific issues
was conducted from June 19 to 22, using face-to-face interviews of
1,500 adults divided into random samples of 300 each in Metro
Manila, Visayas and Mindanao, also well as 600 in the balance of
Luzon.
Margins of error are plus or minus 2.5 percent
for national percentages, plus or minus 6 percent for Metro Manila,
Visayas and Mindanao, and plus or minus 4 percent for the balance
Luzon.
The survey, SWS said, is non-commissioned.
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