OFW Protection Among Top Marcos Gains Amid Mixed Public Ratings — Pulse Asia
Filipinos gave the highest marks to the government's response to calamity-stricken areas (63%), followed closely by its efforts to protect overseas Filipino workers (62%) and assist farmers (53%).
Approval was more modest in areas such as territorial defense (48%), environmental protection (44%), law enforcement (42%), peacebuilding (42%), and job generation (42%).
The administration received sharp disapproval for handling inflation (66%), poverty (54%), corruption (50%), wages (48%), and hunger (40%).
Despite these setbacks, public approval rose across all issues from March to June, especially in agriculture, jobs, peace, and wage increases. Notably, OFW protection saw an 8-point drop in quarterly ratings, even as it remained one of the administration's most approved areas.
The nationwide face-to-face survey, held June 26–30 with 1,200 respondents, has a ±2.8% margin of error.
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