THE MARCOS ADMINISTRATION got the lowest net satisfaction rating in the March 24-31 survey of Social Weather Station of minus 13 points considered “poor,” a sharp 27-point drop from the “moderate” +14 recorded in November 2025.
This score is on account of dismal performance in fighting inflation (-15), ensuring that oil companies do not take advantage of oil prices (-12), and eradicating graft and corruption in government (-10).
The survey found that 32 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with the administration’s overall performance, while 46 percent were dissatisfied and 21 percent were undecided.
“This is a record-low for the Marcos Jr. administration, and the lowest in 16 years since the bad -45 in March 2010 under the Arroyo administration,” SWS said in its report released on June 19, the Manila Bulletin said.
Despite the decline in its overall rating, the administration continued to receive positive assessments in several governance areas.
Among 19 subjects evaluated, the government received its highest rating for improving the quality of children’s education, earning a “very good” net satisfaction score of +52.
It posted “good” ratings for helping the poor (+45), implementing housing programs for the poor (+45), creating policies that generate job opportunities (+42), developing science and technology (+40), and ensuring food security (+32).
The administration received “moderate” ratings for defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+27), providing information needed by citizens to evaluate government projects (+26), telling the truth to people (+24), ensuring an efficient public transportation system (+24), taking care of Filipinos in Middle East danger zones (+21), and ensuring that no family will ever be hungry nor have nothing to eat (+12).
However, respondents gave the government “poor” marks on several economic concerns.
The administration also received “neutral” ratings for prosecuting tax evaders (net zero), collecting taxes (-4), generating solutions to rising oil prices (-5), and fighting crimes that victimize ordinary citizens (-7).
The First Quarter 2026 Social Weather Survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide.
The survey had sampling error margins of ±3 percentage points for national estimates, ±4 points for Balance Luzon, and ±6 points each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
The SWS measures presidential satisfaction ratings using a standard, face-to-face diagnostic question asking respondents if they are satisfied or dissatisfied with the president’s general performance.
The exact, translated core question on presidential performance is: “Sa inyong palagay, kayo ba ay lubos na nasisiyahan (very satisfied), medyo nasisiyahan (somewhat satisfied), hindi tiyak kung nasisiyahan o hindi (undecided), medyo hindi nasisiyahan (somewhat dissatisfied), o lubos na hindi nasisiyahan (very dissatisfied) sa performance ni Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sa kanyang panunungkulan bilang Presidente ng Pilipinas?”
Based on the responses, the SWS draws three key metrics:
Gross Satisfaction: The combined percentage of respondents who are very satisfied and somewhat satisfied.
Gross Dissatisfaction: The combined percentage of respondents who are somewhat dissatisfied and very dissatisfied.
Net Satisfaction: The standard metric used by SWS. It is calculated by subtracting the
Gross Dissatisfaction percentage from the Gross Satisfaction percentage (i.e., % Satisfied – % Dissatisfied).
The survey company also administers modular questions about specific national concerns like addressing inflation, eradicating corruption, poverty reduction efforts, wage and job creation and handling the economy]
“This is a record-low for the Marcos Jr. administration, and the lowest in 16 years since the bad -45 in March 2010 under the Arroyo administration,” SWS said in its report.