Press Officer of Malacañang Reacts To Ratings of Marcos Jr.
Malacañang welcomed the increased trust and performance ratings of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos based on surveys.
Every now and then, there are opinion polling bodies that conduct survey to determine public trust and the side of the public on the performance of some government officials. One of these is the OCTA Research which recently conducted a survey on Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
Prior to the 4th SONA of Pres. Bongbong Marcos last Monday, July 28, the OCTA Research has conducted a survey from July 12 to 17 to determine the trust and performance ratings of the Chief Executive. The results showed increase in both scorings.
The trust rating of Pres. Marcos increased by four percentage points to 64% while the performance rating of the President got a three-point increase to 62%. OCTA noted that the ratings of Marcos Jr. are the highest trust and performance ratings among the top officials surveyed for the 2nd quarter.
Recently, Malacañang broke its silence on the increased trust and performance ratings of Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Based on a report on GMA News, the Palace welcomed the ratings and stressed its gladness that the Filipino people are probably seeing the works of the President now.
”Unang-una, malamang po nakikita na po ng taumbayan kung ano po talaga ang ginagawang trabaho ng Pangulo. At nakakatuwa at nakikita na po nila kung gaano po kasipag ang Pangulo para sa taumbayan at para sa bayan,” Malacañang press officer undersecretary Claire Castro said.
Despite the increase in the trust and performance ratings of the President, the Malacañang official clarified that the scores won’t affect him but it is welcomed by the Palace as the President’s work is allegedly recognized already.
Based on the report, Atty. Claire Castro said that it would be harder if the ratings fell but the person is working. Without dropping names, the Malacañang official claimed that what is heavier is someone getting increasing ratings even without working.
“Kung tumataas man po ang approval at trust rating Pangulo ay nakakatuwa po ito dahil nakikita na nagtatrabaho. Mas mahirap po kasi na bumababa ang rating pero nagtatrabaho; pero mas mabigat iyong hindi nagtatrabaho pero tumataas ang rating,” she expressed.
During his SONA, Pres. Bongbong Marcos was praised for using the Filipino language. However, one of the lawmakers in the Senate, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, reacted to the SONA remarks of Marcos Jr. over the flood control projects.