Noynoy allies unfazed by drop in ratings
By Angie M. Rosales 11/17/2010Malacañang allies in the Senate yesterday dismissed any significance in the reported dip in the trust ratings of President Aquino, saying the latest figures show that he continues to enjoy strong support of the public.
“What’s alarming there? Eighty percent is 80 percent. It’s still high, the trust and confidence of the people for P-Noy (President Aquino) are still there. So I don’t see any reason it will slide down,” Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III said.
The same assessment was given by some of his colleagues in the upper chamber on the latest Pulse Asia survey showing the performance rating of the Chief Executive sliding nine percentage points and trust rating going down by five percentage points in a span of 17 weeks since his election.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan said a slight drop in the approval rating of the President should have been anticipated given the circumstances he had to deal with the last couple of months..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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