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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. PCO/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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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/17766567313231776656730221.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. <em>PCO/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s ratings improved, and Vice President Sara Duterte sustained her majority trust score but saw a decline in performance ratings during the first quarter of the year, a new survey by OCTA Research released Monday suggested.</p><p>Marcos posted gains in both trust and performance as he restored majority levels in his ratings, according to the OCTA survey that polled 1,200 respondents.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/16/nearly-half-of-filipinos-disagree-with-junking-marcos-impeachment-bid-wr-numero-1552">Nearly half of Filipinos disagree with junking Marcos impeachment bid: WR Numero</a></div><p>The President&#x27;s trust rating rose by 6 percentage points to 54 percent, while 30 percent expressed distrust and 16 percent were undecided.</p><p>His performance rating meanwhile improved by 4 percentage points to 55 percent, while 26 percent were dissatisfied and 19 percent were undecided.</p><p>&quot;These results point to strengthened public confidence and a more favorable evaluation of the President’s performance compared to the previous quarter,&quot; the opinion pollster said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DUTERTE SEES DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE SCORE</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Vice President Sara Duterte meanwhile retained her majority trust rating but recorded a decline in performance score, OCTA said.</p><p>The Vice President&#x27;s trust rating edged up by 2 percentage points to 55 percent, which was statistically unchanged from her previous 53-percent trust score.</p><p>Meanwhile, 26 percent expressed distrust and 19 percent were undecided regarding her trustworthiness.</p><p>Her performance rating declined by 4 percentage points to 50 percent, OCTA said.</p><p>Nearly 28 percent expressed dissatisfaction with Duterte&#x27;s performance, while 22 percent were undecided.</p><p>&quot;These results indicate stable public trust in the Vice President, alongside a softening in performance evaluations,&quot; the survey firm said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;EVOLVING PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS&#x27;</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The overall results of the survey may highlight a widening gap in public perception, according to OCTA.</p><p>&quot;[W]hile assessments of the President are becoming more defined and positive, views of the Vice President are becoming more mixed and differentiated,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;This divergence may reflect evolving public expectations shaped by both domestic political developments and external pressures, including global geopolitical tensions and their potential economic impacts, and may influence how Filipinos evaluate leadership responsiveness and governance in the coming period.&quot;</p><p>The survey was conducted from March 19 to 25, 2026, using face-to-face interviews, as the House Committee on Justice <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/25/house-panel-launches-four-day-hearings-on-sara-duterte-impeachment-case-0801">launched its hearing proper </a>on the impeachment case of Duterte. It has a ±3 percent margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.</p><p>The survey was also conducted amid the early weeks of the US-Israeli war with Iran.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></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/w98FAxqXFWQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/Ya0KRi4CAOw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s ratings improved, while Vice President Sara Duterte sustained her majority trust score but saw a decline in performance ratings during the first quarter of the year, a new survey by OCTA Research released Monday suggested.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s ratings improved, while Vice President Sara Duterte sustained her majority trust score but saw a decline in performance ratings during the first quarter of the year, a new survey by OCTA Research released Monday suggested.

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OCTA: Marcos ratings improve as Duterte performance score declines in Q1

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published April 20, 2026 12:05 PM PHT

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