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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. The pilot program aims to provide food-purchasing assistance to target beneficiaries via electronic benefit transfer cards containing P3,000 worth of food credits per month. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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MARCOS-DUTERTE

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<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/178512512379120230718-walang-gutom-2027-kick-off-JC-25.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s and Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s trust and performance ratings slipped in the second quarter of 2026, according to a survey from the OCTA Research Group.</p><p>Marcos&#x27; trust rating decreased by 5-percentage points to 49 percent in July from 54 percent in March, while his performance numbers tumbled to 47 percent from 55 percent in the same period.</p><p>Duterte, on the other hand, saw an 8-percentage point decline in trust as ratings fell to 47 percent from 55 percent, while her performance numbers skidded by 5-percentage points to 45 percent to 50 percent.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/23/sara-duterte-popularity-doesn-t-give-her-free-pass-to-commit-crime-prosecutor-says-1149">READ: Sara Duterte popularity doesn&#x27;t give her free pass to commit crime, prosecutor says</a></div><p>OCTA&#x27;s Tugon ng Masa survey involved 1,200 respondents, who were surveyed from July 4-11, 2026. The study has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.</p><p>&quot;Lumalabas ang totoo sa mga surveys na hindi pampropaganda lang at hindi ginagamit na ebidensya sa isang trial,&quot; Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told Palace reporters in a statement.</p><p>&quot;Sa pagbaba ng ratings ni VP Sara ay reflection ng katotohanan na wala siyang naitutulong sa gobyerno para masolusyunan ang issues ng inflation at pagtaas ng presyo ng krudo,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Dapat makita talaga ng mga Filipino kung sino ang tunay nagtatrabaho at kung  sino ang walang ginagawa kundi manira lang… Puro paninira pero walang naibibigay na anumang solusyon,&quot; she added.</p><p>The Senate impeachment court convened in early July to discuss if Duterte should be removed from public office over allegations of misuse of confidential funds, misdeclarations of wealth, bribery and grave threats.</p><p>During the trial, the Vice President&#x27;s defense team flashed a photo showing that Duterte enjoys higher trust ratings compared to Marcos, saying that this should be considered when evaluating if the second-in-command has indeed violated public trust.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/25/experts-say-marcos-must-define-legacy-in-penultimate-sona-amid-crises-1622">READ: Experts say Marcos must define legacy in penultimate SONA amid crises</a></div><p>Marcos and Duterte ran and won as a tandem in the 2022 national elections, but severed ties in mid-2024 after the Vice President resigned from the Cabinet, following months-long talk of the administration&#x27;s cooperation with the International Criminal Court over the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>The rift has since evolved into a feud with Duterte saying that she has contracted someone to assassinate Marcos should an alleged kill plot against her succeed.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/22/sara-duterte-is-preferred-presidential-bet-in-may-2028-polls-pulse-asia-1629">READ: Sara Duterte is preferred presidential bet in 2028 elections: Pulse Asia</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s and Vice President Sara Duterte's trust and performance ratings slipped in the second quarter of 2026, according to a survey from the OCTA Research Group.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s and Vice President Sara Duterte's trust and performance ratings slipped in the second quarter of 2026, according to a survey from the OCTA Research Group.

Marcos, Duterte trust and performance ratings drop in Q2 2026: OCTA

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Marcos, Duterte trust and performance ratings drop in Q2 2026: OCTA

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 27, 2026 12:06 PM PHT

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