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4th Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey

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27 December 2017, page 1 of 16

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Fourth Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey:

Net Satisfaction Good for Vice-Pres. Robredo and Senate Pres. Pimentel,

Moderate for Speaker Alvarez, and Neutral for Chief Justice Sereno

• Vice-President Leni Robredo stays Good at +42

• Senate Pres. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel up to new personal high of Good +49

• Speaker Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez rebounds to Moderate +14

• Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno stays Neutral at +6

Social Weather Stations

The Fourth Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey, fielded on December 8-16, 2017, found 63%

satisfied and 21% dissatisfied with the performance of Vice-President Leni Robredo, 62% satisfied

and 13% dissatisfied with Senate President Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, 38% satisfied and 23%

dissatisfied with Speaker Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez, and 34% satisfied and 28% dissatisfied with

Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno [Tables 1 and 2].

The resulting net satisfaction ratings (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied) were a good +42 for

Vice-Pres. Robredo, a new personal record-high good +49 for Senate President Pimentel, a moderate

+14 for Speaker Alvarez, and a neutral +6 for Chief Justice Sereno.

[SWS terminology for Net Satisfaction Ratings: +70 and above, "excellent"; +50 to +69, "very

good"; +30 to +49, "good"; +10 to +29, "moderate", +9 to -9, "neutral"; -10 to -29, "poor"; -30 to

-49, "bad"; -50 to -69, "very bad"; -70 and below, "execrable". SWS considers the movement from one

classification to another as either an "upgrade" or "downgrade".]

Net satisfaction with Vice-President Leni Robredo stays Good at +42

Vice-Pres. Robredo’s net satisfaction rating stayed good, at +42 in December 2017, up by one

point from +41 (62% satisfied, 21% dissatisfied) in September 2017 [Chart 1, Tables 3 and 4].

The one-point rise in the overall net satisfaction rating of Vice-Pres. Robredo was due to a 16-

point increase in Mindanao, offset by a steady score in Balance Luzon, and decreases of 8 points in

Metro Manila and 5 points in the Visayas .

Vice-Pres. Robredo's net satisfaction rating stayed good in Mindanao, at +47 in December

2017, up by 16 points from +31 in September 2017.

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It stayed very good in the Visayas, at +55 in December, although down by 5 points from +60 in

September.

It stayed good in Balance Luzon, at +42 in December, similar to +42 in September.

It stayed moderate in Metro Manila, at +15 in December, although down by 8 points from +23

in September.

Upgrades in Vice-Pres. Robredo’s net satisfaction rating from September to December 2017

occurred among class ABCs (up by one grade from moderate +24 to good +32), among those 55 years

old and above (up by one grade from good +40 to very good +52), and among college graduates (up by

one grade from moderate +17 to good +30).

On the other hand, downgrades in the Vice-President's net satisfaction rating happened among

class Es (down by one grade from very good +50 to good +45), among 18-24 year olds (down by one

grade from good +36 to moderate +29), and among elementary school graduates (down by one grade

from very good +55 to good +45).

Senate Pres. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel up to new personal high of Good +49

Senate President Pimentel’s net satisfaction rating stayed good, at a new personal record-high

of +49 in December 2017, up by 3 points from his previous personal record of +46 (60% satisfied,

14% dissatisfied) in September 2017 [Chart 2, Tables 5 and 6].

The 3-point rise in Senate President Pimentel’s net satisfaction rating was due to increases of

16 points in Mindanao, 5 points in Metro Manila, and 5 points in the Visayas, combined with a 6-point

decrease in Balance Luzon.

Senate President Pimentel’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from good to very good in

Mindanao, at +61 (correctly rounded) in December 2017, up by 16 points from +45 (correctly

rounded) in September 2017.

It stayed very good in the Visayas, at +56 in December, up by 5 points from +51 (correctly

rounded) in September.

It stayed good in Metro Manila, at +49 in December, up by 5 points from +44 in September.

It also stayed good in Balance Luzon, at +39 (correctly rounded) in December, although down

by 6 points from +45 in September.

Upgrades in Senate President Pimentel’s net satisfaction rating from September to December

2017 happened in urban areas (up by one grade from good +48 to very good +52), among class Es (up

by one grade from good +44 to very good +56), among men (up by one grade from good +49 to very


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good +50), and among those 55 years old and above (up by one grade from good +47 to very good

+52).

It stayed good but had a double-digit gain among non-elementary school graduates, at +46 in

December, up by 11 points from +36 in September.

Speaker Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez rebounds to Moderate +14

Speaker Alvarez’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from neutral to moderate, at +14 in

December 2017, up by 6 points from his personal record-low +8 (34% satisfied, 26% dissatisfied) in

September 2017, after an 8-point decline from the moderate +16 in June 2017 [Chart 3, Tables 7

and 8].

The 6-point rise in Speaker Alvarez’s overall net satisfaction rating was due to increases of 14

points in Mindanao, 9 points in the Visayas, 6 points in Metro Manila, and 1 point in Balance Luzon.

Speaker Alvarez’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from moderate to good in

Mindanao, at +26 in December 2017, up by 14 points from +12 (correctly rounded) in September

2017.

It stayed moderate in the Visayas, at +19 in December, up by 9 points from +10 (correctly


It stayed neutral in Metro Manila, at +5 in December, up by 6 points from -1 (correctly


It also stayed neutral in Balance Luzon, at +9 in December, hardly moving from +8 in

September.

Upgrades in Speaker Alvarez’s net satisfaction ratings from September to December 2017

happened among class Ds (up by one grade from neutral +7 to moderate +16), among women (up by

one grade from neutral +6 to moderate +15), among 18-24 year olds (up by one grade from neutral +9

to moderate +16), among 45-54 year olds (up by one grade from neutral +4 to moderate +17), among

those 55 years old and above (up by one grade from neutral +9 to moderate +11), among elementary

school graduates (up by one grade from neutral +7 to moderate +14), and among high school

graduates (up by one grade from neutral +4 to moderate +16).

On the other hand, downgrades in Speaker Alvarez’s net satisfaction ratings occurred among

class ABCs (down by one grade from moderate +24 to neutral -1), and among non-elementary school

graduates (down by one grade from moderate +14 to neutral +9).


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Net satisfaction with Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno stays Neutral at +6

Chief Justice Sereno’s net satisfaction rating stayed neutral, at +6 in December 2017, although

down by 3 points from +9 (35% satisfied, 26% dissatisfied) in September 2017 [Chart 4, Tables 9 and

10].

This is her lowest net satisfaction rating score since the neutral -1 in December 2015.

The 3-point fall in Chief Justice Sereno’s overall net satisfaction rating was a result of the

declines of 7 points in Metro Manila, 4 points in Mindanao, and 2 points in the Visayas, combined

with a steady score in Balance Luzon.

Chief Justice Sereno’s net satisfaction rating stayed moderate in the Visayas, at +12 in

December 2017, although down by 2 points from +14 in September 2017.

It stayed neutral in Balance Luzon, unchanged at +9 from September to December.

It stayed neutral in Mindanao, at +5 in December, although down by 4 points from +9 in

September.

It also stayed neutral in Metro Manila, at -7 in December, although down by 7 points from net

zero in September.

Upgrades in Chief Justice Sereno’s net satisfaction ratings from September to December 2017

can be found among 18-24 year olds (up by one grade from moderate +10 to good +30).

On the other hand, downgrades in Chief Justice Sereno’s net satisfaction ratings happened in

rural areas (down by one grade from moderate +12 to neutral +9), among class Ds (down by one

grade from moderate +10 to neutral +7), among women (down by one grade from moderate +13 to

neutral +6), among 35-44 year olds (down by one grade from moderate +10 to neutral -2), among

non-elementary school graduates (down by one grade from moderate +11 to neutral +7), and among

elementary school graduates (down by one grade from moderate +12 to neutral +4).

Survey Background

The December 2017 Social Weather Survey was conducted from December 8-16, 2017 using

face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 300 each in Metro

Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±3% for national

percentages, and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao).

The area estimates were weighted by Philippine Statistics Authority medium-population

projections for 2017 to obtain the national estimates.


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The quarterly Social Weather Surveys on public satisfaction with the Vice-President, Senate

President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are not

commissioned. They are done on SWS's own initiative and released as a public service.

The survey questions on public satisfaction with the next top government officials are as

follows: “Maaari po bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kayo nasisiyahan o hindi nasisiyahan sa

pagganap ng tungkulin ni [NAME] bilang [POSITION]. Kayo ba ay lubos na nasisiyahan, medyo

nasisiyahan, hindi tiyak kung nasisiyahan o hindi, medyo hindi nasisiyahan, lubos na hindi

nasisiyahan, o wala pa kayong narinig o nabasa kahit na kailan tungkol kay [NAME]?” [“Please tell

me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with the performance of [NAME] as [POSITION]. Are you

very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, undecided if satisfied or dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very

dissatisfied, or you have not ever heard or read anything about [NAME]?”].

• Leni Robredo, Bise-Presidente ng Pilipinas (Vice-President of the Philippines)

• Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Pangulo ng Senado (Senate President)

• Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez, Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan (Speaker of the House

of Representatives).

• Lourdes Sereno, Punong Hustisya ng Korte Suprema (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court).

SWS employs its own staff for questionnaire design, sampling, fieldwork, data-processing, and

analysis, and does not outsource any of its survey operations.

[SWS terminology for Net Satisfaction Ratings: +70 and above, "excellent"; +50 to +69, "very

good"; +30 to +49, "good"; +10 to +29, "moderate", +9 to -9, "neutral"; -10 to -29, "poor"; -30 to

-49, "bad"; -50 to -69, "very bad"; -70 and below, "execrable". SWS considers the movement from one

classification to another as either an "upgrade" or "downgrade".]

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Table 10

Fourth Quarter 2017 Social Weather ReportDecember 8-16, 2017 National Survey

PUBLIC SATISFACTION WITH CHIEF JUSTICE LOURDES SERENO:

JUN 2017 TO DEC 2017 (page 1 of 2)

Satisfied Undecided Dissatisfied Net*

Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17

Total PH 43% 35% 34% 28% 29% 34% 23% 26% 28% +21 +9 +6

NCR 48 37 30 21 20 26 27 37 37 +21 0 -7

Bal. Luzon 42 33 35 28 35 35 25 24 26 +17 +9 +9

Visayas 39 39 41 26 27 28 25 25 28 +14 +14 +12

Mindanao 47 34 31 32 27 40 14 25 26 +33 +9 +5

Urban 43 35 34 27 26 32 25 31 31 +17 +5 +3

Rural 44 34 35 28 33 35 20 22 26 +24 +12 +9

ABC 41 35 31 26 27 38 22 27 23 +19 +8 +8

D 43 35 35 28 30 34 23 26 28 +20 +10 +7

E 47 32 32 26 29 33 22 28 32 +25 +4 0

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