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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an event in Tondo, Manila on July 18, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File




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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17744026082951774402604417.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an event in Tondo, Manila on July 18, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A Pulse Asia survey published Wednesday suggested reasons why Filipinos trust or distrust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>The main reason for trusting Marcos is driven by his fight against corruption while the &quot;most often&quot; mentioned reason for indecision toward his trustworthiness is his failure to control inflation, the pollster&#x27;s February-March 2026 survey showed.</p><p>Philippine inflation quickened by 2.4 percent in February, and economists warned that <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/10/inflation-to-increase-rapidly-in-coming-months-if-mideast-war-continues-economist-1102">prices of goods could rise sharply in the coming months</a> due to the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.</p><p>The nearly four-week conflict led to a global oil shock, sending pump prices to record highs and prompting Marcos to declare a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/24/marcos-declares-state-of-national-energy-emergency-1927">state of national energy emergency</a>.</p><p>Pulse Asia noted that &quot;a big plurality&quot; of Filipino adults were divided regarding their reason for distrusting Marcos. Some cite his failure to fight corruption, fulfill his promises, perform his duties, control the prices of goods, and fight criminality, including his alleged involvement in corrupt activities. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SARA DUTERTE</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, the majority of Filipino adults who trust Duterte are divided regarding their reason behind this sentiment, Pulse Asia said.</p><p>Top reasons for having a positive opinion about the Vice President&#x27;s trustworthiness include her being capable of governing, pro-poor, courageous, and helpful. They also cited Duterte&#x27;s strong convictions and &quot;being quick&quot; to respond to calamities.</p><p>A little over a quarter of those surveyed in Metro Manila trust Duterte because &quot;they see her as being a capable leader,&quot; the pollster said. Public opinion in the other areas and all classes concerning trust in the Vice President is split, it said.</p><p>Near to huge majorities cannot say if they trust or distrust the Vice President &quot;because of her failure to address the allegations regarding her misuse of the confidential funds allocated to the Office of the Vice-President and the Department of Education (DepEd) under her leadership.&quot;</p><p>The House Justice Committee on Wednesday is <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/25/house-panel-launches-four-day-hearings-on-sara-duterte-impeachment-case-0801">launching the four-day hearings on Duterte&#x27;s impeachment case</a>, and she and her lawyers said they are skipping the crucial meetings.</p><p>Pulse Asia also noted that the Vice President&#x27;s alleged involvement in corrupt activities is the leading reason for distrust in her &quot;not only in the Philippines as a whole but also in each area and class.&quot;</p><p>Around a fifth of Filipinos distrusting Duterte &quot;attribute this sentiment to the threats she has made against the administration and those critical of her.&quot;</p><p>Both Duterte and Marcos have denied allegations of corruption against them. </p><p>The Pulse Asia survey was conducted from February 27 to March 2, 2026 using face-to-face interviews and based on a sample of 1,200 adults aged 18 and above. </p><p>It has a ± 2.8 percent margin of error at the 95 percent confidence level.</p><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/z8AgWlgl00U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A Pulse Asia survey published Wednesday suggested reasons why Filipinos trust or distrust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

A Pulse Asia survey published Wednesday suggested reasons why Filipinos trust or distrust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Pulse Asia poll suggests Filipinos' reasons for trusting or distrusting Marcos, Duterte

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published March 25, 2026 09:49 AM PHT

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