A majority of Filipinos remained satisfied with Vice President Sara Duterte’s performance in the second quarter of 2026, with her net public satisfaction rating showing little change, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The SWS survey conducted from June 20 to 29 and released Thursday showed that Duterte received a net satisfaction rating of +31, slightly higher than her +29 rating in the first quarter.
The survey involved 1,200 adult respondents nationwide and had a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
According to SWS, 58 percent of Filipinos said they were satisfied with Duterte’s performance in the second quarter, up from 54 percent in March.
Meanwhile, 26 percent said they were dissatisfied, nearly unchanged from 25 percent in the previous quarter.
The survey also showed that 15 percent of respondents were undecided, down from 21 percent in the first quarter.
Duterte continued to receive her strongest support in Mindanao, where she posted a net satisfaction rating of +84, with 88 percent satisfied and 5 percent dissatisfied. The figure was nearly unchanged from her +82 rating in March.
Her net satisfaction rating stood at +36 in the Visayas, +10 in Luzon, and +3 in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The Vice President recorded her highest dissatisfaction rating in NCR at 42 percent, up from 37 percent.
Meanwhile, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian received a net satisfaction rating of +18, with 45 percent of respondents satisfied with his performance and 27 percent dissatisfied. Twenty-two percent were undecided.
Gatchalian’s highest net satisfaction rating came from the Visayas at +30, followed by Luzon at +21, NCR at +15, and Mindanao at +5.
His highest dissatisfaction rating was recorded in Mindanao at 30 percent.
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy, meanwhile, saw his net satisfaction rating improve to +8 from +4.
SWS said 33 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with Dy’s performance, nearly unchanged from 32 percent in March, while 26 percent were dissatisfied, down from 28 percent. The percentage of undecided respondents also declined to 29 percent from 32 percent.
Dy recorded his highest net satisfaction ratings in Luzon and the Visayas at +11 each, followed by Mindanao at +3 and NCR at 0.
His highest dissatisfaction rating was in the Visayas, at 28 percent.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo’s net satisfaction rating remained statistically unchanged at +10, compared with +9 in the previous quarter.
The survey showed that 35 percent were satisfied with Gesmundo’s performance, while 25 percent were dissatisfied. Twenty-seven percent were undecided.
Gesmundo’s highest net satisfaction rating came from the Visayas at +15, followed by Mindanao at +12, Luzon at +8, and NCR at +2.
His highest dissatisfaction rating was recorded in NCR at 35 percent.