The trust and approval ratings of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. reached an all-time low due to concerns over inflation, corruption, and weak leadership. Support for the incumbent government dropped by 11 points in the latest Publicus Asia survey.
Public confidence in the Marcos administration has plummeted in the first three months of 2024. The people are increasingly dissatisfied with the prevailing state of the nation, national direction and economic prospects. The trust and approval ratings of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. also reached an all-time low since the third quarter of 2023 due to concerns over inflation, corruption and perceived weak leadership .
In my view, the President will continue to earn public disfavor, even ire, for the failure of the government to address the soaring prices of prime commodities and essentials. Inflation – the retail price of rice per kilo, specifically – is a problem that hits closest to the heart and gut of the average Filipino. His 2022 election promise to lower the price of rice to P20 a kilo remains that, much to the dismay and disillusionment of his supporters in the low-income groups.
Digong’s remarks must also be related to the controversial “PDEA leaks” exposé of a social media personality and a former Marcos loyalist-turned arch-critic. Political vlogger Maharlika released a series of documents – a pre-operations report, a surveillance report and a letter signed by a former Investigation Agent of the Intelligence and Investigation Service – purporting that then-senator Marcos was on the agency’s drug watchlist. PDEA has called the documents fake.
I believe the public is entitled to know whether the President is in the right and sound frame of mind when deciding on national and foreign policy issues. In particular, his decision to ally with the United States, Japan and Australia to militarily contain China’s “encroachment” in the West Philippine Sea is only worsening the conflict in the maritime zone.
Senators chastised DENR Sec. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga in November 2023. She allegedly had spent P1.1 billion “jet setting” to world climate summits.
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