The net satisfaction rating of Vice President Sara Duterte increased in the November 2025 survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS).
According to the Fourth Quarter 2025 Social Weather Report, Duterte received a +28 rating, up by 6 points from the +22 she got in September 2025.
The survey conducted on November 24-30, 2025 used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila), the Visayas, and Mindanao. The sampling error margins are ±3% for national percentages and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
The survey was non-commissioned.
The same poll showed Senate President Vicente Sotto getting a net satisfaction rating of +16; Speaker Bodjie Dy’s satisfaction rating at +5; and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at +9.
Compared to September 2025, net satisfaction hardly changed from moderate +17 for Sotto, while it rose slightly by 3 points from neutral +2 for Dy. It stayed at neutral +9 for Gesmundo, following a decline from moderate +20 in June 2025.
VP Sara’s net satisfaction
According to SWS, the Vice-President’s net satisfaction rating remained highest in Mindanao at +70, followed by the Visayas at +41, Balance Luzon at +9, and Metro Manila at net zero.
Compared to September 2025, net satisfaction with Duterte rose by 10 points from -1 in Balance Luzon, and by 9 points from +32 in the Visayas. It fell slightly by 3 points from +3 in Metro Manila, while it barely moved from +69 in Mindanao.
Net satisfaction with the Vice-President stayed moderate in urban areas, up by 11 points from +10 in September 2025 to +21. In the rural areas, it was up by 3 points from +32 to +35.
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose from moderate to good among women, up by 6 points from +29 in September 2025 to +35 in November 2025. It stayed moderate among men, although up by 6 points from +15 to +21.
“Compared to September 2025, Vice-President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose by 32 points from +17 to +49 among the 18-24-year-olds, and by 10 points from +19 to +29 among the 45-54-year-olds,” SWS said.
“It rose slightly by 4 points from +38 to +42 among the 35-44-year-olds, and by 3 points from -2 to +1 among those 55 years old and above. However, it fell by 6 points from +52 to +46 among the 25-34-year-olds,” it added.
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating also rose by 16 points from +15 in September 2025 to +31 in November 2025 among those with some senior high school, by 8 points from +34 to +42 among non-elementary graduates, by 8 points from +10 to +18 among college graduates, and by 7 points from +20 to +27 among elementary graduates. However, it fell slightly from +30 to +26 among junior high school graduates,” the poll firm said.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
