A YEAREND nationwide survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. (RPMD) showed newly confirmed Department of Information and Communications (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy with the highest trust rating (89 percent of respondents) among Philippine Cabinet members; and second highest approval rating (74 percent).
Uy, whose ad interim appointment was approved by the Commission on Appointments this week, has an extensive career in the ICT industry and public service. He specializes in information technology and its impact on law, justice and governmental institutions, according to a post by DICT officials.
Uy previously chaired the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), the predecessor of the Department of Information and Communications Technology
He also led the team drawing up the Philippine Digital Strategy; and once served as Chief Information Technology Officer of the Judiciary.
He was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow under the Fulbright Program in University of Minnesota and a graduate of the College of Law, University of the Philippines.
In the same nationwide survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. (RPMD), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte received high marks for approval and trust.
The RPMD’s “Boses ng Bayan” survey, conducted from November 27 to December 2, had 83 percent of respondents satisfied with President Marcos’s job performance; and 81 percent approving the performance of Vice President Duterte, who also serves as Education Secretary. Majority of respondents also gave the top two officials high trust ratings: 87 percent of respondents expressing trust in Duterte and 87 percent in Marcos.
Abalos tops approval ratings
According to Dr. Paul Martinez, Executive Director of RPMD, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. ranked first with the highest approval of 78 percent and 83 percent trust rating among Cabinet secretaries, followed by DICT’s Uy; Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman with 73 percent approval and 67 percent trust rating; Secretary Susan Ople of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) with 71 percent approval and 68 percent trust rating, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco with 70 percent approval and 65 percent trust.
Secretary Enrique Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ranks sixth with 67 percent approval and 63 percent trust rating. Pursued by Secretary Erwin Tulfo of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with 65 percent approval and 70 percent trust rating. Secretary Jaime Bautista of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) ranked 8th with 63 percent approval and a 60 percent trust rating. Secretary Alfredo Pascual of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the 9th position with 61 percent approval and a 58 percent trust rating. On the last place, 10th status, is former Justice Secretary, now Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, with 58 percent approval and 65 percent trust rating.
RPMD survey also covered trust and performance ratings of other top government officials; Senate President Migz Zubiri got a 56 percent approval and 59 percent trust rating. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gathered 53 percent approval and a 55 percent trust rating. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo got a low awareness score of 68 percent and a low approval score of 32 percent.
The RPMD “Boses ng Bayan” nationwide survey, which has a margin of error of +/- one percent, was non-commission and conducted independently using face-to-face interviews of 5,000 adults as respondents.
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