BY ALEX ALAGON
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has shown recovery in performance and trustworthiness in the latest Pahayag 2025 Second Quarter (PQ2-2025) survey.
His approval rating rises (19% in Q1 to 25% in Q2), while his trust rating improves (14% to 19%). At the same time, disapproval fell (57% to 47%) and distrust dropped (63% to 52%), indicating a modest rebound in public perception. However, ongoing controversies involving the Duterte clan continue to weigh heavily on the President’s overall performance.
Top among these issues is the alleged illegal rendition of former President Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague at 21%. This was followed by the filing of the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte (14%), and revelations made by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, chaired by Senator Imee Marcos, regarding the same Hague-related matter (13%).
Marcos Admin’s performance improves
Despite these challenges, the overall performance rating of Marcos’ cabinet members has improved (26% to 31%). The increase is most pronounced in South Luzon (36%), Visayas (30%), and Mindanao (22%), while approval ratings in the National Capital Region (31%) and North-Central Luzon (33%) remain stable.
Mixed approval, trust ratings for top officials
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has seen a decline in approval (31% to 28%) and in trust (22% to 19%). House Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to struggle with low ratings, holding only 15% approval and 10% trust. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, on the other hand, maintains relatively stable figures, with a 20% approval and 15% trust rating.
TESDA remains the most approved, trusted gov’t agency
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) remains the most approved and trusted government agency, with 64% approval and 49% trust. Rounding out the top five are the Department of Science and Technology or DOST (55% approval, 41% trust), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP (54% approval, 42% trust), Commission on Higher Education or CHED (54% approval, 41% trust), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP (53% approval, 45% trust).
PQ2-2025 is an independent, non-commissioned nationwide purposive sampling survey conducted from June 27 to 30, 2025, comprising 1,500 respondents who are registered Filipino voters, randomly selected from the market research panel of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with global operations and a regional office in Singapore.
PAHAYAG is a CSR of PUBLiCUS Asia Inc., which has tracked key metrics since 2017, while Vox Opinion Research is its commissioned research arm since 2013.
For more information on the survey methodology and detailed results, please visit www.publicusasia.com/pahayag.
Photo from Presidential Communications Office
