18/10/2025
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Pulse Asiaโs latest survey reads like a patient chart of a government in decline.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs approval rating plunged from 42% to 33% โ a nine-point drop that mirrors the publicโs waning patience. When inflation rises, prices bite, and governance feels tone-deaf, no PR machinery can resuscitate public trust.
The House of Representatives fares even worse โ 30% approval. Thatโs not confidence; thatโs mercy. When the people see a Congress more concerned with protecting privilege than pursuing accountability, even thirty feels generous.
The Senate at 42% is equally questionable. Under Tito Sottoโs leadership, inquiries turned into entertainment. Oversight became overexposure. If performance were measured by sincerity instead of airtime, the score would barely make quorum.
Then comes Sara Duterte โ 55% approval. Critics call it a drop, but in this climate, itโs survival. Amid political isolation and internal rifts, maintaining majority trust is not weakness โ itโs resilience. Her numbers may have dipped, but her base clearly hasnโt vanished.
So yes, Pulse Asia may have taken the nationโs pulse โ but the real heartbeat of the Filipino tells a different story. One that beats for truth, integrity, and leadership that actually listens.
Until then, these numbers are just that โ numbers. Because when the people lose faith, even the most loyal survey canโt fake a heartbeat.
CTTO: ABS-CBN News