Marcos Rating Drops to Record-Low -15 in New SWS Survey
A new SWS survey shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s net satisfaction rating falling to a personal record-low -15.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has hit a new personal low in public satisfaction, with the latest Social Weather Stations survey showing more Filipinos dissatisfied than satisfied with his performance.
The March 2026 SWS survey, conducted from March 24 to 31 and released on May 26, found that 33 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 18 percent were undecided, and 49 percent were dissatisfied with Marcos’ performance as president.
That puts Marcos’ net satisfaction rating at -15, which SWS classifies as “poor.” It is a 12-point drop from his neutral -3 rating in November 2025 and below his previous personal low of -12 recorded in March 2025.
The decline was seen across major areas, with Metro Manila falling to -31 and Mindanao dropping to -40. SWS also reported weaker ratings in both rural and urban areas, among men and women, and across educational groups, with the sharpest age-group slide among Filipinos aged 25 to 34.
The survey used face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide and had a ±3 percent national margin of error. Source: Manila Bulletin
