MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s net satisfaction rating has improved to "neutral" in June, a recovery from “poor” rating in March, a Social Weather Stations survey (SWS) showed.
The survey, conducted from June 20-29, 2026, found 42 percent of the 1,200 respondents are satisfied, 17 percent are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 40 percent are dissatisfied with the general performance of the current administration.
This translates to a net satisfaction rating of +1, or neutral, a 14-point recovery from poor, or -13, in March 2026, which was a record-low for the Marcos Jr. administration, the SWS said in a news release on Thursday.
Of the 17 specific performance subjects rated in the SWS Governance Report Card, the administration's net satisfaction ratings were “Very Good” on four subjects, “Good” on five, “Moderate” on three, “Neutral” on three, and “Poor” on two.
Net satisfaction rating is very good for providing the youth with basic education in public elementary and high schools, improving the quality of children’s education, helping the poor, and creating policies which will generate job opportunities.
The rating was good on developing science and technology, implementing housing programs for the poor, ensuring food security, defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, and ensuring an efficient public transportation system.
Net satisfaction was moderate on ensuring that no family will ever be hungry and have nothing to eat, preparing for problems being caused by climate change, and taking care of Filipinos in Middle Eastern countries such as Israel, Iran, and other countries affected by war or armed conflict.
Rating was neutral on generating solutions for the rising oil prices (net zero), ensuring that oil companies do not take advantage of oil prices, and fighting crimes that victimize ordinary citizens, like killings, holdups, robberies, physical violence, etc.
Respondents gave a poor rating on the government’s program on fighting inflation and eradicating graft and corruption.
"The satisfaction rating of the general performance of the National Administration is based on a single question and is not an average of answers to separate questions on specific subjects," the SWS said.
The net satisfaction rating was highest in Balance Luzon at moderate, +13, followed by the Visayas, neutral at +5; Metro Manila, poor at -11; and Mindanao, poor or -17.
The SWS said sampling error margins are ±3 percent for national percentages and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
Senators in 2028
Meanwhile, incumbent senators Robinhood Padilla and Alan Peter Cayetano lead the latest senatorial voting preferences for the 2028 elections, according to a Momentum Research survey.
Padilla topped the list, with 43.9 percent of Filipino adults saying they would vote for him if the 2028 national elections were held today. Cayetano followed closely with 43.4 percent, while Sen. Raffy Tulfo ranked third with 38.2 percent.
Other incumbent senators included in the top 14 were Loren Legarda, with 31 percent; Francis Escudero, 23 percent; and Jinggoy Estrada, 18.3 percent.
Former senators and other potential candidates also placed among the leading names. Former senator Grace Poe received 33.7 percent, followed by former senator Manny Pacquiao with 24.2 percent, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay with 23.6 percent, and former senator Cynthia Villar with 19.1 percent.
Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte ranked next with 34.8 percent, while Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto received 32.9 percent. Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte got 22.4 percent, while broadcaster Ben Tulfo registered 17.6 percent.
Former Makati City mayor Abby Binay followed with 15 percent, while Education Secretary and former senator Sonny Angara got 14.6 percent and Sen. Mark Villar 14.5 percent.
Also within the survey's top 20 range were former senator Koko Pimentel at 13.5 percent, Sen. JV Ejercito at 12.9 percent, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno at 12.4 percent, former senator Bong Revilla at 12.7 percent, Labor Secretary and former senator Francis Tolentino at 11.4 percent, and Rep. Leila de Lima at 11.4 percent. Actor Philip Salvador registered 11.8 percent, while lawyer Jimmy Bondoc got 10.6 percent.
The survey also found that 8.2 percent of respondents were undecided about their preferred senatorial candidates, while 2.7 percent declined to answer.
Momentum Research said respondents were asked to select up to 12 names from a list of 50 potential candidates based on whom they would vote for if the elections were held today.
The non-commissioned survey was conducted from July 13 to 16 through face-to-face interviews with 1,438 Filipino adults nationwide. It has a national margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
