http://www.gmanews.tv/story/164418/Pulse-A...-govt-officialsPulse Asia: Arroyo most distrusted among top govt officials
06/08/2009 | 01:51 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo is turning out to be the most publicly distrusted official while Vice President Manuel “Noli" de Castro Jr is most trusted, pollster Pulse Asia said Monday.
Pulse Asia’s survey conducted last May showed that 46 percent of Filipinos are critical of President Gloria Arroyo’s work while 53 percent are most appreciative of De Castro’s performance.
“(Vice President) De Castro enjoys the highest approval ratings (41% to 63%) while President Arroyo posts the highest disapproval ratings (43% to 60%) in all geographic areas and socio-economic classes," it said on its Web site.
“Public trust is the predominant sentiment only in the case of Vice-President De Castro while public distrust is most pronounced in the case of President Arroyo; big pluralities of Filipinos cannot say if they trust or distrust Senate President Enrile, House Speaker Nograles, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Puno," it added.
It said that in May 2009, Filipinos are most appreciative of the performance of Vice-President De Castro (53 percent) and most critical of the work done by President Arroyo (46 percent).
Relatively low public approval for President Arroyo (26 percent) remained much the same across most of the past four years; an even lower level of public approval registers for House Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr. (20 percent), currently the least approved of among the country’s top public officials, it added.