MANILA—Vice President Sara Duterte’s net satisfaction rating fell by 10 points to +21 in September 2026, while Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo all received neutral ratings, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The nationwide survey, conducted from September 21 to 27, found that 51% of respondents were satisfied with Duterte’s performance, while 30% were dissatisfied, resulting in a net satisfaction rating of +21.

Gatchalian received a net satisfaction rating of +4, with 38% satisfied and 34% dissatisfied. Dy posted -2, with 32% satisfied and 35% dissatisfied, while Gesmundo received +6, with 36% satisfied and 30% dissatisfied.

Compared with June 2026, Duterte’s rating declined from +31, Gatchalian’s from +18, Dy’s from +8 and Gesmundo’s from +10.

SWS classified Duterte’s +21 rating as moderate, while the three other officials received neutral ratings.

Duterte’s net satisfaction remained highest in Mindanao at +72, followed by the Visayas at +27, Metro Manila at +3 and Balance Luzon at -2.

Her rating dropped by 12 points in both Mindanao and Balance Luzon and by nine points in the Visayas. It remained unchanged in Metro Manila.

The vice president’s rating also declined among both rural and urban residents, men and women, and most age groups. The steepest drop by age group was among respondents aged 18 to 24, whose net satisfaction rating fell by 30 points, from +41 in June to +11 in September.

Among those aged 25 to 34, however, her rating rose by four points to +47. Duterte also recorded an increase among non-elementary graduates, whose rating edged up from +34 to +35.

Gatchalian’s net satisfaction rating declined across all four geographic areas. His rating fell most sharply in the Visayas, dropping 29 points from +30 to +1. It also declined by 18 points in Metro Manila, 12 points in Balance Luzon and five points in Mindanao.

His rating was neutral across all regions, ranging from +9 in Balance Luzon to -3 in Metro Manila.

Dy likewise recorded lower ratings across all regions. His net satisfaction fell by 14 points in the Visayas, 12 points in Balance Luzon and seven points each in Metro Manila and Mindanao.

His September ratings ranged from -1 in Balance Luzon to -7 in Metro Manila, all classified as neutral.

Gesmundo’s net satisfaction rating declined by four points overall, with decreases in the Visayas and Mindanao offset in part by an improvement in Metro Manila.

His rating fell by 11 points in the Visayas, from +15 to +4, and by six points in Mindanao, from +12 to +6. In Balance Luzon, it slipped from +8 to +7, while Metro Manila recorded a five-point increase, from +2 to +7.

All four officials recorded neutral net satisfaction ratings across geographic areas, except Duterte, whose rating remained excellent in Mindanao and moderate in the Visayas.

The Third Quarter 2026 SWS survey involved face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide, including 600 respondents in Balance Luzon and 300 each in Metro Manila, the Visayas and Mindanao.

The survey had a sampling error margin of ±3 percentage points for national results, ±4 points for Balance Luzon and ±6 points each for Metro Manila, the Visayas and Mindanao.