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The results of the latest OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa survey indicated growing support for House Speaker Martin Romualdez in Mindanao--the home turf of his top critics, the Dutertes.
A Mindanaoan in House Deputy Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong pointed this out Friday, Aug. 1 as he reflected on the significance of the second quarter survey figures.
Adiong said the survey showed that Romualdez improved his trust level nationwide by three percentage points to 57 percent, while his performance rating increased by four points to 59 percent.
The "Young Guns" bloc member noted that he noticed a similar upward trend in Mindanao--a known bailiwick of the Duterte family.
Alongn with President Marcos, Romualdez is the favorite punching bag of the Dutertes. But the poll results showed that local public opinion on Romualdez was going against that of the former firsr family's.
Adiong said that Romualdez’s trust rating in Mindanao inched up by one point, from 35 percent in the first quarter to 36 percent in the second quarter; while the House leader’s performance mark showed a three-point jump to 43 percent over the same period.
“The numbers don’t lie. This means that more of our people in Mindanao appreciate what the House and Speaker Romuladez are doing to improve the lives of the people and sustain development in our beloved island,” Adiong said.
He said the House leader’s trust and performance numbers improved not only in Mindanao but across all regions and socioeconomic classes despite the decision of the larger chamber of Congress to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte last Feb. 5.
“The improved numbers mean that our people in Mindanao are not taking that decision against us. They realize that it is our duty to make public officials accountable for the misuse of government funds and other acts of wrongdoing,” he said.
Adiong also noted that the trust level of President Marcos in Mindanao increased by two points, from 38 percent in the first quarter to 40 percent in the second quarter; while his performance rating increased by a point to 43 percent.
On a nationwide scale, the President improved his trust level by four percentage points to 64 percent and his performance mark by three points to 62 percent.
