Opinion polling, known as surveys in the Philippines, on thepresidency ofRodrigo Duterte has been conducted by various pollsters from 2016 to 2022. Duterte retained his popularity throughout his term,[1][2] and became the Philippines' most trusted official immediately after assuming office.[3]Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that Duterte had his lowest approval rating in mid-2018.[4] Pollsters and analysts noted Duterte's popularity was a rarity among Philippine presidents during theirlame duck period given the public's propensity for getting bored with the current leadership as they excitedly look toward a new name to shade on the ballots for the next presidential election.[1][2] By the end of his term, Duterte received his highest SWS approval rating and effectively became the Philippines' most popular post-EDSA president to date in spite of the controversies surrounding his administration.[5][6]
| Fieldwork date | Segment polled | Polling group | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided/ Neither | Net satisfaction (SWS) | Sample size | Margin of error | Polling method | Question wording | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24–27, 2016 | SWS | 76 | 11 | 13 | +64 ("Very good") | 1,200 | face-to-face interview | [7] | |||
| September 25–October 1, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 86 | 3 | 11 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [8] | ||
| December 3–6, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 77 | 13 | 10 | +63 ("Very good") | 1,500 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [9] |
| March 15–20, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 78 | 7 | 15 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [10] | ||
| March 25–28, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 75 | 12 | 12 | +63 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [11] |
| June 23–26, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 78 | 12 | 10 | +66 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [12] |
| June 24–29, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 82 | 5 | 13 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [13] | ||
| September 23–27, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 67 | 19 | 14 | +48 ("Good") | 1,500 | ±2.5% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [14] |
| September 24–30, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 80 | 7 | 13 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [15] | ||
| December 8–16, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 71 | 13 | 15 | +58 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [16] |
| December 10–15, 17, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 80 | 7 | 13 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [17] | ||
| March 23–27, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 70 | 14 | 17 | +56 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [18] |
| June 15–21, 2018 | registered voters (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 88 | 3 | 10 | 1,800 | ±2.0% | face-to-face interview | [19] | ||
| June 27–30, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 65 | 20 | 15 | +45 ("Good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [4] |
| September 1–7, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 75 | 10 | 15 | 1,800 | ±2.3% | face-to-face interview | [20] | ||
| September 15–23, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 70 | 16 | 14 | +54 ("Very good") | 1,500 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [21] |
| December 14–21, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 81 | 7 | 13 | 1,800 | ±2.3% | face-to-face interview | [22] | ||
| December 16–19, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 74 | 15 | 11 | +60 ("Very good") | 1,440 | ±2.6% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [23] |
| March 28–31, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 79 | 13 | 8 | +66 ("Very good") | 1,440 | ±2.6% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [24] |
| June 22–26, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 80 | 12 | 9 | +68 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [25] |
| June 24–30, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 85 | 3 | 11 | 1,200 | ±2.8% | face-to-face interview | [26] | ||
| September 16–22, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 78 | 8 | 14 | 1,200 | ±2.8% | face-to-face interview | [27] | ||
| September 27–30, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 78 | 13 | 9 | +65 ("Very good") | 1,800 | ±2.3% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [28] |
| December 2019 | Pulse Asia | 87 | [29] | ||||||||
| December 13–16, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 82 | 10 | 8 | +72 ("Excellent") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [30] |
| August 1–11, 2020 | registered voters (18 years old and above) | PUBLiCUS Asia | 65 | 21 | 1,500 | online survey questionnaire | [31] | ||||
| September 14–20, 2020 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 91 | 5 | 5 | 1,200 | ±2.8% | face-to-face interview | [32] | ||
| November 21–25, 2020 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 84 | 6 | 9 | +79 ("Excellent") | 1,500 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [33] |
| December 3–9, 2020 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 70 | 16 | 13 | 1,500 | [34] | ||||
| March 20–29, 2021 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 65 | 19 | 15 | 1,500 | [35] | ||||
| April 28–May 2, 2021 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 75 | 10 | 15 | +65 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [36] |
| June 23–26, 2021 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 75 | 13 | 12 | +62 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [37] |
| July 13–19, 2021 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 58 | 23 | 19 | 1,500 | [38] | ||||
| September 12–16, 2021 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 67 | 15 | 11 | +52 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [39] |
| October 11–18, 2021 | PUBLiCUS Asia | 60 | 21 | 17 | 1,500 | [40] | |||||
| December 1–6, 2021 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 72 | 11 | 17 | 2,400 | ±2.0% | face-to-face interview | [41] | ||
| December 6–10, 2021 | PUBLiCUS Asia | 65 | 1,500 | [42] | |||||||
| December 12–16, 2021 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 75 | 15 | 9 | +60 ("Very good") | 1,440 | ±2.6% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [43] |
| March 30–April 6, 2022 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 67 | 15 | 1,500 | ±3.0% | [44] | ||||
| March 5–10, 2022 | OCTA Research | 67 | [45] | ||||||||
| April 19–27, 2022 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 78 | 13 | 9 | +65 ("Very good") | 1,440 | ±2.6% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [46] |
| June 16–22, 2022 | PUBLiCUS Asia | 75 | 10 | 1,500 | [5] | ||||||
| June 26–29, 2022 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 88 | 7 | 5 | +81 ("Excellent") | 1,500 | ±2.5% | face-to-face interview | [a] | [6] |
| Fieldwork date | Segment polled | Polling group | Big trust | Small/ No trust | Undecided[b] | Net trust (SWS) | Sample size | Margin of error | Polling method | Question wording | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24–27, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 84 | 5 | 11 | +79 ("Excellent") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [47] | |
| July 2–8, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 91 | 0.2 | 8 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [3] | ||
| September 24–27, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 83 | 8 | 9 | +76 ("Excellent") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [c] | [48] |
| September 25–October 1, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 86 | 3 | 11 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [49] | ||
| December 3–6, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 81 | 9 | 10 | +72 ("Excellent") | 1,500 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [c] | [50] |
| December 6–11, 2016 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 83 | 4 | 13 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [51] | ||
| March 15–20, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 76 | 5 | 18 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [52] | ||
| March 25–28, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 80 | 10 | 11 | +70 ("Excellent") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [c] | [53] |
| June 24–29, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 81 | 5 | 14 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [54] | ||
| September 24–30, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 80 | 6 | 14 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [55] | ||
| December 10–15, 17, 2017 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 82 | 6 | 13 | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [56] | ||
| June 15–21, 2018 | registered voters (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 87 | 2 | 11 | 1,800 | ±2.0% | face-to-face interview | [57] | ||
| June 27–30, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 70 | 13 | 18 | +57 ("Very good") | 1,200 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [c] | [58] |
| September 1–7, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 72 | 9 | 19 | 1,800 | ±2.3% | face-to-face interview | [59] | ||
| September 15–23, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | SWS | 74 | 12 | 14 | 1,500 | ±3.0% | face-to-face interview | [c] | [60] | |
| December 14–21, 2018 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 76 | 6 | 17 | 1,800 | ±2.3% | face-to-face interview | [61] | ||
| June 24–30, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 85 | 4 | 11 | 1,200 | ±2.8% | face-to-face interview | [62] | ||
| September 16–22, 2019 | adults (18 years old and above) | Pulse Asia | 74 | 9 | 18 | 1,200 | ±2.8% | face-to-face interview | [63] | ||
| August 1–11, 2020 | registered voters (18 years old and above) | PUBLiCUS Asia | 55 | 24 | 1,500 | online survey questionnaire | [31] | ||||
| December 3–9, 2020 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 62 | 16 | 1,500 | [34] | |||||
| March 20–29, 2021 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 55 | 22 | 1,500 | [35] | |||||
| July 13–19, 2021 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 50 | 25 | 1,500 | [38] | |||||
| December 6–10, 2021 | PUBLiCUS Asia | 55 | 1,500 | [64] | |||||||
| March 30–April 6, 2022 | registered voters | PUBLiCUS Asia | 61 | 17 | 1,500 | ±3.0% | [44] | ||||
| March 5–10, 2022 | OCTA Research | 69 | [65] | ||||||||
| June 16–22, 2022 | PUBLiCUS Asia | 69 | 11 | 1,500 | [66] |