Philippine president gets lowest mark since taking office: survey

Public satisfaction with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III fell to its lowest level since he took office in 2010, according to the results of a survey released by private research institute Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Monday.

The results of the June SWS survey, which were first published in local newspaper BusinessWorld, showed Aquino garnered a net satisfaction rating of +25, a far cry from the +60 he gained in September 2010.

Aquino's net satisfaction rating also fell by 20 points from the +45 he obtained in March this year.

A rating of +25 is classified by SWS as "moderate," +45 is " good," while a rating of +60 is "very good."

The number of respondents who said Aquino will be a successful president also fell to 29 percent, from 40 percent posted in June 2013.

An analyst was quoted by BusinessWorld as saying that the government's economic stimulus package dubbed as Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) weighed in on Aquino. Parts of the DAP were ruled as unconstitutional by the Philippine Supreme Court on July 1.

The latest SWS survey was conducted from June 27 to 30 and involved a face-to-face interview of 1,200 adults nationwide.