Speaker Romualdez performance rating increases, says OCTA
House Speaker Martin Romualdez | | PHOTO: official website of House of Representatives / congress.gov.ph
The performance and satisfaction rating of House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez have increased significantly, based on the OCTA Research Group’s latest field work study.
OCTA said only Romualdez, among the ranking officials of the government, which include President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, that posted a significant increase in ratings.
Based from the same survey conducted by OCTA Research from September 30 to October 4, the satisfaction and trust ratings of Speaker Romualdez increased from 55 percent to 61 percent in July.
He was followed by Zubiri whose performance and satisfaction ratings rose by 1% from 57% in July as well.
Meanwhile, VP Sara’s ratings dropped significantly from 82% in July and is now only 70% or a decrease of 12 points.
According to OCTA research scientists, the controversial Confidential and Intelligence Fund (CIF) of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) may have something to do with it.
“Mainit pa kasi yung isyu when we conducted the survey [The issue was still hot when we conducted the survey],” explained Prof. Ranjit Rye of the OCTA Research Group.
Rye added, “the decision of the party leaders of congress na alisan ng CIF ang mga civilian agencies, dahil naging kontrobersyal na ito, was a plus factor for the speaker”.
Rye also thinks that the Speaker’s pursuit of onion hoarders and the series of inspections of rice warehouses in Bulacan in the recent months due to lack of food supply, could also be the reason why Romualdez’s performance rating significantly increased.
Meanwhile, President Marcos’ rating also dropped by six points from 71 percent in July.
But the survey also showed that 65 percent or more than half of the Filipinos still have confidence in his ability to lead and are satisfied with his performance.
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