“This is a testament that the drug war continues to enjoy the broad support of our people, notwithstanding the efforts of the detractors and critics of the administration to politicize the issue or discredit the campaign’s success,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Sunday. SWS interviewed 1,200 adults for the poll about the war on drugs, asking them how satisfied they are with the campaign. SWS does not use “approve” or “disapprove” in its survey on the drug war, making it difficult to conclude whether “satisfied” should be understood as “approval” of the alleged extrajudicial killings. Net satisfaction with the crackdown dropped by 12 points in the Visayas to +57 from +69 in March. Those who are satisfied with the war on drugs are also satisfied with the job performance of the President, giving him +59, which SWS classifies as “very good.”Among those dissatisfied with the drug war, the President got -18 percent (33 percent satisfied and 50 percent dissatisfied), considered “poor” by SWS.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 23, 2018 21:56 UTC