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SWS cites PNoy’s time as best among past five admins in terms of economic growth

Social Weather Stations (SWS) said on Tuesday that former president Benigno Aquino III’s performance set the best rated record among those of five previous former presidents of the Philippines.

Aquino had a “good” average satisfaction rating in terms of his performance as a President, with an overall performance of +47. Meanwhile, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo received a -2 (neutral) rating; Joseph Ejercito Estrada with +15 (moderate); Fidel Ramos +14 (moderate); and Corazon Aquino with +5 (neutral) rating.

The performance breakdown of Aquino includes: +2 (neutral) for fighting inflation; +15 (moderate) for eradicating graft and corruption; +46 (good) for helping the poor; +43 (good) for foreign relations; and +20 (moderate) for fighting crime.

In just almost a year in presidency, however, President Rodrigo Duterte is following suit, with a +61 net satisfaction rating in the last quarter of 2016, SWS said.

During Aquino’s administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission had a ‘very good’ net sincerity rating in fighting for corruption. The Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Health, Civil Service Commission, Department of Education, Social Security Systems, Supreme Court, and the Office of the Ombudsman, meanwhile, all received a ‘good’ rating.

“The Office of the President was very bad rated until the very end of the Arroyo administration. It completely bounced up as soon as Aquino took over. That’s the most fantastic change around I’ve ever seen,” SWS President Dr. Mahar Mangahas said.

Mangahas also mentioned that based on the survey review, “There is a nice legacy that the new administration should build upon.”

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