President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to work even harder following his “very good” net satisfaction rating in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

Based on the December 2022 survey, Marcos received a very good net satisfaction rating of +68, which is five points higher than the October 2022 rating of +63.

Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte got an excellent net satisfaction rating of +77, four points higher than her +73 rating in October last year.

“Nagpapasalamat ang buong Marcos-Duterte administration sa tiwala ng ating mga kababayan sa ating pamumuno (The entire Marcos-Duterte administration is grateful for the trust of our countrymen in our leadership,)” he said on his official Facebook page.

“Lalo pa nating pag-iigihin ang ating trabaho para sa magandang buhay ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino (We will work even harder for the good life of every Filipino family),” he added.

Marcos and Duterte overwhelmingly won in the May 9, 2022 presidential and vice presidential elections, respectively, under the UniTeam ticket.

UniTeam is a play on their platform of unity, as they promised to pursue economic recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Froilan Calilung, who teaches political science at the University of Santo Tomas, earlier said Marcos’ high rating could be attributed to among others, his efforts to attract more foreign direct investments from his foreign trips.

“I think this is a testament also to the fact that our countrymen are seeing also the efforts of the President,” Calilung said in a Laging Handa public briefing on Wednesday.

“Ito nga pong mga pagbibiyahe ng ating Pangulo, siguro kung titingnan natin eh isang paraan talaga hindi lamang para ipakilala ang Pilipinas kung hindi manghikayat talaga ng mga foreign direct investments (These trips of our President, maybe if we look at it is a way not only to introduce the Philippines but also to really encourage foreign direct investments),” he added.

Despite obtaining high satisfaction ratings, Calilung said Marcos “should not have a sense of complacency” and intensify efforts to address the needs of the nation and people.

SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings are: +70 and above (excellent); +50 to +69 (very good); +30 to +49 (good); +10 to +29 (moderate); +9 to –9 (neutral); –10 to –29 (poor): –30 to –49 (bad); –50 to –69 (very bad); and –70 and below (execrable). (PNA)