MANILA  -- The latest Social Weather Stations  survey showing public satisfaction for President Benigno  Aquino III soaring to 77 percent validates the brand of leadership that the Chief Executive has continuously espoused to achieve significant changes in institutions and governance, a Palace official said yesterday.

The public satisfaction with President Aquino has rebounded to the highest so far for his administration.

The SWS Third Quarter rating represents an impressive 14-point jump from the President’s 63 percent satisfaction rating in the May 2012 Second Quarter survey, according to Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda in a statement.

"The consistently strong numbers affirm the President’s mandate for change; they are tangible indicators of the people’s support for the difficult yet necessary reforms the President has championed since Day One," Lacierda said.

Since the first SWS Survey on public satisfaction in September 2010, Lacierda said the President’s ratings had not dipped below 63 percent and increased to the current high of 77 percent.

Lacierda said the SWS ratings were indicative of sustained satisfaction in the performance of the President.

"These results mirror the strong showing of the Philippines, especially with respect to its institutions and governance, in the recent Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. The international community has recognized the reform initiatives of the Aquino administration and at home, the embodiment of positive change is President Aquino himself," he said.

"The results of these surveys, both within and beyond our borders, validate the brand of leadership that the President has continuously espoused—of transparency and accountability, of restoring social trust and rebuilding public institutions, and of honesty and integrity in public service," Lacierda said.

The SWS Third Quarter survey involved 1,200 adults nationwide and utilized sampling error margins of ±3 percent for national and ±6% for area percentages.

President Aquino’s net satisfaction score rose 25 points to a "very good" +67 in the August poll, from the "good" +42 three months earlier, with 77 percent of respondents saying they were satisfied with his performance, up from 63 percent in May.

"Public confidence and trust in the President also suggests high morale in a public increasingly empowered, and itself sustained in its positive feeling about our nation’s direction and prospects for the future," Lacierda said.*PNA

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