By Fernan Angeles
BELIEVE it or not, President Rodrigo Duterte just got a whopping 91 percent approval rating.
Private pollster Pulse Asia released a data showing 91 percent of Filipinos approve of the President’s performance in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
The survey conducted last September 14-20 showed that 91 percent approved of the President’s performance, 5 percent disapproved while another 5 percent were undecided.
Interestingly, Pulse Asia’s figure covering Duterte’s approval went beyond 100 percent, making the netizens laugh over Pulse Asia poll results. Netizens posted numerical data on the social media, generating thousands of reactions – mostly laughing.
Vice-President Leni Robredo logged in 57 percent approval rating, 22 percent disapproval and 21 percent undecided.
Senate President Tito Sotto garnered 84 percent approval rating with only 6 percent disapproval and 10 percent undecided.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who is facing controversy over a term-sharing agreement with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, garnered 70 percent approval compared to 10 percent disapproval and 19 percent undecided.
Only Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta fails to obtain a majority approval score at 44 percent, compared to 37 percent undecided and 13 percent disapproval.