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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the oath-taking of the new officers of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) at the Kalayaan Hall in Malacañang Palace, Manila, on October 7, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176049952789220251007-marcos-lcp-oathtaking-PPA-5.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the oath-taking of the new officers of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) at the Kalayaan Hall in Malacañang Palace, Manila, on October 7, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— Malacañang on Wednesday downplayed a decline in the trust ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying that the Chief Executive continues to work against corruption regardless of survey numbers.</p><p>The Palace gave the statement after a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed that the President’s trust rating in September declined to 43 percent, down 5 percentage points from the 48 percent trust rating he got in June.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/28/marcos-dismisses-survey-showing-he-had-lower-trust-rating-than-dutertes-1253">Marcos shrugs off survey on his lower trust rating than Dutertes</a></div><p>“Ang Pangulong Marcos, Jr. ay nakikita natin na tunay na nagtatrabaho at kumakalaban sa korapsyon, walang humpay para umangat ang buhay ng bawat Pilipino sa gitna ng mga kalamidad na kinakaharap natin,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a statement.</p><p>“Hindi man niya alintana ang numero sa mga survey, ikinalulugod niya na nararamdaman na ng mga kababayan natin na ang  pangulo at ang gobyerno ay nandyan para sa kanila,” she said.</p><p>Malacañang has repeatedly credited Marcos Jr. for triggering investigations into anomalous flood control projects after the President scorned corrupt officials in his 4th State of the Nation Address, and later on released the full list of anti-flood infrastructures commissioned under his administration.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>VP SARA</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meantime, Vice President Sara Duterte’s trust rating dropped to 53 percent in September, declining by 8 percentage points from her 61 percent trust rating in June.</p><p>In response, Duterte said she does not want to speculate on the reason behind the decline but vowed that her office remains true to its mandate.</p><p>“Well baka siguro dahil – hindi ako makapag-speculate no kung ano yung rason ng mga kababayan natin kung bakit bumaba yung trust rating,” she said in a chance interview in Zamboanga City Wednesday, October 15.</p><p>“Pero ang masasabi ko ay committed kami sa Office of the Vice President at ako ang inyong pangalawang pangulo na pag-igihin pa yung trabaho naming at paniguraduhin na lahat ng projects na nandyan sa loob ng OVP ay umabot doon sa mga unserved and underserved areas ng ating bansa at doon sa mga urban areas na nangangailangan,” she added. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>—With reports from Harlene Delgado, ABS-CBN News<br/></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYYRCK2OrSs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Malacañang on Wednesday downplayed a decline in the trust ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p>

Malacañang on Wednesday downplayed a decline in the trust ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Malacañang downplays dip in Marcos Jr.’s September 2025 trust ratings

Katrina Domingo,

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Published October 15, 2025 11:40 AM PHT

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Updated October 15, 2025 01:30 PM PHT

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