MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s trust and performance ratings fell to their lowest levels in OCTA Research's four-year survey series, with his trust rating dropping to 45 percent and satisfaction with his performance declining to 44 percent in the third quarter of 2026.
The latest Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey, conducted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 among 1,200 adult Filipinos, showed Marcos losing four percentage points in trust and three points in performance satisfaction from the previous quarter.
His trust rating fell from 49 percent in July to 45 percent in September, while distrust increased from 32 percent to 36 percent.
Satisfaction with his performance likewise declined from 47 percent to 44 percent, while dissatisfaction rose from 33 percent to 36 percent.
The latest figures marked the second consecutive quarterly decline in both measures, extending a downward trend that OCTA said had brought the President's national ratings to their lowest levels since the survey series began in October 2022.
Since July 2025, Marcos has lost 19 percentage points in trust, from 64 percent, and 18 points in performance satisfaction, from 62 percent.
The decline was particularly evident in Balance Luzon, traditionally the President's strongest area, where his trust rating dropped nine points, from 63 percent in July to 54 percent in September.
Balance Luzon was the only major geographic area where Marcos retained majority trust and satisfaction, with the latter standing at 55 percent.
His trust rating was 45 percent in the National Capital Region (NCR), 43 percent in the Visayas and 28 percent in Mindanao.
By socioeconomic class, Marcos recorded his highest trust rating among Class E respondents at 59 percent, while Class ABC and Class D both gave him 43 percent
