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By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) Updated June 22, 2011 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines -  President Aquino’s public approval rating continues to drop as he prepares to mark his first year in office.

A recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed the President’s net rating slipping from a record high of 64 in November last year to 46 this month, with 64 percent of Filipinos saying they were satisfied with his performance and 18 percent dissatisfied.

The results of the survey, conducted from June 3 to 6 among 1,200 respondents, were published in the newspaper BusinessWorld.

Aquino’s satisfaction rating was on the wane from March’s “very good” of +51 (69 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied). His March rating was also a decline from his +64 net rating in November 2010, which was also considered “very good.”

But SWS said Aquino’s new scores, despite the drop, were all in the “good” and “very good” ranges across all areas, social classes and sex.


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Opposition lawmakers, saying the recent SWS survey is a wake-up call for the President, urged him to take steps to improve his rating.

“Half of the population doesn’t like him anymore that’s why you’ll have to improve your performance. This is a wake-up call already,” House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said.

Ang Galing Pinoy party-list Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo said Aquino should realize that he is no longer on the campaign trail and should start addressing the problems of the country instead of attacking and blaming the past administration for his woes.

He said Aquino should be made aware that the drop in his satisfaction ratings “is due to his inactions and of his coddling of his KKK (classmates, allies and shooting buddies).”

“There’s less food on the table. And yet the only thing people can relate P-Noy to is his dates with different girls and his fancy for luxury sports cars,” he said.

Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said Aquino should “buckle down to work and focus on the deteriorating economy.”

“The people cannot just be contented on lip service. Job generation and lowering of prices is in order. Good intention is not enough. No alibis. No excuses. People expect swift and visible alleviation from their economic plight,” Castelo said.


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