PRESIDENT Duterte maintained a high approval rating during his six years in office, Pulse Asia said in its report released Tuesday night.
The survey firm said Duterte steps down as the country’s 16th president today, Thursday, with a 73 percent approval rating, unchanged from 73 percent in February and slightly higher than the 70 percent in January.
It was nine points up from his lowest approval rating throughout his six-year term, of 64 percent in September 2021, but 18-points down from his highest approval rating of 91 percent in September and November 2020.
Malacanang welcomed the high approval rating of Duterte and thanked the public for their continued support and trust in Duterte.
Pulse Asia said Duterte scored the highest approval rating in Mindanao with 89 percent (down from 91 percent in February), followed by the National Capital Region with 74 percent (up from 68 percent), the rest of Luzon with 70 percent (up from 64 percent), and the Visayas with 61 percent (down from 73 percent).
Across different socio-economic classes, Duterte got his highest approval rating among classes ABC with 77 percent (up from 76 percent), followed by Class D with 73 percent (unchanged) and Class E with 72 percent (unchanged).
He also obtained a 73 percent approval rating (up from 72 percent) among respondents from urban areas and 73 percent (down from 74 percent) among respondents from rural areas.
Duterte also obtained a 72 percent approval rating (down from 75 percent) among male respondents and 74 percent, up from 71 percent) among female respondents.
He also obtained his highest approval rating among the 25 to 34 age group with 80 percent, followed by the 16 to 24 years old (75 percent), 35 to 44 years old (74 percent), 45 to 54 years old (73 percent), 65 and above (70 percent), and 55 to 64 years old (65 percent).
Duterte was also most approved by high school and college graduates with 77 percent each, followed by college undergraduates (71 percent), elementary undergraduates and graduates (69 percent), and high school undergraduates (67 percent).
