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THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is euphoric, having maintained a three-year high satisfaction rating in Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys involving 1,200 respondents.

In 2020, the AFP garnered a +74 net satisfaction rating from respondents who cited their satisfaction with its response to calamities and disasters and in defeating the Daesh-inspired Maute group in Marawi. The military's performance rating dipped to +67 net score in 2021, but improved by 9 points after garnering a high public satisfaction rating of "excellent" — its highest — net score in an SWS survey conducted in December 2022.