In the fourth quarter, net satisfaction, used by SWS as a rating of the president’s performance, jumped to +58, classified as “very good” in the survey of 1,200 Filipinos conducted from December 8 to 16. READ: SWS president: Duterte ratings dip normal but faster than average"It's probably the success in the Marawi siege. Noting the drastic decline in the president's net satisfaction rating in the third quarter, for Ramon Casiple, executive director at the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform, the fourth quarter result "proved that the downtrend is wrong." Meanwhile, SWS attributed the improvement in Duterte’s rating to sharp increases in all areas, with gains recorded in Balance Luzon (14 points), Metro Manila (11 points), Visayas (10 points) and Mindanao (3 points). Based on SWS methodology for net trust ratings, a score of 70 and above is considered excellent, 50 to 69 is very good, 30-49 good and 10-29 moderate.

Source: Philippine Star December 23, 2017 03:22 UTC