A recent Pulse Asia survey reveals a decline in public trust and approval ratings for top Philippine officials. The article explores various interpretations of these results, suggesting that the public may be seeking more tangible action from their leaders rather than political infighting.
There are several ways to look at popularity surveys, such as the one conducted in November and which results were recently released by Pulse Asia. In that poll, the top four officials of the land suffered decreases in trust and approval from the public, some more than others. One way to look at the surveys is that it is but a snapshot of the sentiments of the people at any given time. Data on the people’s preferences were gathered between November 26 and December 3.
Events during this time certainly affected people’s trust and approval of their leaders – specifically, the fallout of the congressional hearings on confidential funds, threats made against high-profile personalities, the filing of impeachment complaints against the Vice President, the defiant stance of the former President regarding the war on drugs, among others. Impact of the counter accusations were felt by other officials as well.Another way to perceive the dip in ratings is that they indicate that the people want more from their officials more than the usual infighting with political enemies – even those they swore they would be united with just two years prior. It is the sign of an enlightened electorate that they should demand action on gut issues, instead of personality-based distractions in the form of sound bytes and controversial pronouncements. But it is also an option for officials to dismiss the negative developments and focus on their jobs – their real jobs, apart from gaining public approval that would translate into the next election season. There are projects to be implemented and laws to pass, and it could be said real governance involves making unpopular decisions that are good in the long term but that could cost an official popularity in the immediate term. If this is the case, then a real leader would not mind shedding a few points if it meant something for the greater goo
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