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Vice President Jejomar Binay is back to being the most trusted among the country’s top five officials, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey, but that may not be enough to catapult him to the presidency next year.
In the May 30 to June 5 survey, Binay and President Aquino were the only ones among the top five officials of government to obtain the trust and appreciation of the majority of Filipinos.
The survey was conducted when the Mary Jane Veloso case, the low inflation rate, the approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law by a panel of the Lower House and the continuing saga of the corruption allegations against Binay dominated the headlines.
But while Binay had the highest trust rating, he also had the highest level of small or no trust.
Binay has a 57% trust rating, 24% undecided, and 19% small or no trust.
President Aquino has a 50% trust rating, 38% undecided, and 13% small or no trust.
Senate President Franklin Drilon has 45% with big trust in him, 45% undecided and only 10% with small or no trust—the lowest of the five.
Speaker Sonny Belmonte has 28% with big trust in him, 52% undecided, and, like Binay, has 19% small or no trust.
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has 27% big trust, 53% undecided, and 17% small or no trust.
Compared to the March 2015 survey, Binay and Aquino both saw improvements across the board and especially where it mattered the most—balance of Luzon and class D, which account for the majority of voters.
Aquino posted an 18% improvement in trust in Luzon and 16% improvement in class D.
Binay recovered 24% in Luzon and 16% in class D.
Distrust against Aquino eased 18% in NCR, 16% in Luzon, 19% in class ABC and 15% in class D while distrust towards Binay eased 16% in NCR.
Both President Aquino and Vice-President Binay are trusted by at least half of those in the rest of Luzon (52% and 63%, respectively), the Visayas (52% and 53%, respectively), Mindanao (54% and 50%, respectively), Class D (50% and 55%, respectively), and Class E (54% and 66%, respectively).
While the Vice-President also posted a majority trust score (52%) in Metro Manila, President Aquino obtained almost the same trust and indecision figures in this geographic area (35% versus 40%, respectively).
Meanwhile, nearly the same percentages of those in Class ABC either trust President Aquino or are ambivalent toward his trustworthiness (40% versus 44%).
Public opinion toward Vice-President Binay’s trustworthiness is split three-ways in this socio-economic class (39% trust, 26 indecision, and 35% distrust).
Senate President Drilon was able to register a majority trust rating (52%) only in the rest of Luzon and he posted a majority indecision figure in the Visayas (55%).
Virtually the same percentages of those in Metro Manila, Mindanao, and all socio-economic classes express either trust in the Senate President (38% to 49%) or cannot say if they trust or distrust him (40% to 49%).
In contrast, most of those in the rest of Luzon (53% to 55%), the Visayas (51% to 56%), Mindanao (55% to 56%), Class D (52% to 53%), and Class E (53% to 56%) are undecided as regards the trustworthiness of House Speaker Belmonte and Supreme Court Chief Justice Sereno.
Both the House Speaker and the Chief Justice record basically or exactly the same trust and indecision ratings in Metro Manila (43% versus 43% and 35% versus 47%, respectively).
In Class ABC, ambivalence is the majority sentiment regarding the trustworthiness of Supreme Court Chief Justice Sereno (56%) while essentially the same percentages either trust House Speaker Belmonte (33%) or are ambivalent concerning his trustworthiness (46%).
Text: RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
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