1st 100 days in office survey
OBKSA SURVEY on the first 100 Days of Pres. Marcos was released by Radio Veritas (the flagship Catholic Radio Station in the Philippines). This Survey uses a stratified sample of 1,200 respondents nationwide for a +/- 3% margin of error (gathered through a text-based and online data gathering process from the current VTS database) the following information is indicative of the respondents’ perception of Pres. Marcos’ performance during his first 100 days in office, inclusive of the dates covering September 18 to October 6, 2022. Results of which are as follows:
When asked “Based on your personal experiences, how would rate Pres. Marcos’ first 100 Days in Office?” this nationwide survey reveals that respondents sees his performance as good at 25%, followed by poor at 22%, fair at 21%, excellent at 13%, and very good at 11%. The remaining 8% of the respondents remained undecided.
Young Adults (ages 22-39 years old) rated Pres. Marcos at 9% good, 35% fair, 50% poor and 6% undecided. Adult respondents (ages 40-60 years old) gave a 11% excellent, 14% very good, 41% good, 16% fair, 14% poor and 5% undecided rating. And finally, Elderly respondents (ages 61 years old and above) gave 24% excellent and 24% good rating, 17% very good, 15% fair, 11% poor and 9% undecided rating for Pres. Marcos’ performance.
When analyzed by gender, the results would show that for Male respondents they would rate the President’s performance as 26% poor, 22% good, 20% fair, 15% excellent, 11% very good and 6% undecided; while for their Female counterparts the rating would be 26% good, 22% fair, 19% poor, 12% excellent, 11% very good and 10% undecided.
Respondents from Luzon gave a rating of 24% good, 21% fair, 19% poor, 15% excellent, 12% very good and 9% undecided. Those from Visayas gave 44% poor, 25% fair, 13% very good, 6% for both excellent and good, while also 6% remained undecided. Finally, Mindanao Respondents gave 40% good, 20% for both fair and poor, 10% excellent, 4% very good and 6% undecided.
Why appraise in 100 days? There is no constitutional or legal implication to the first 100 days of a president’s term. But according to Elaine Kamarck it all started from the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Elected in the midst of a great depression. “Roosevelt’s rhetoric and mastery of the new medium of radio were not what made him the president who is remembered for the first 100 days. It was the breathtaking scope of bold and new actions, both legislative and regulatory, that set the bar so high. Ever since, presidents have been evaluated for their performance in the first 100 days. Suffice it to say that few have lived up to Roosevelt”.
“While the first 100-day milestone in office is mostly considered as a ‘honeymoon stage’, the early days of a presidency can be an optimal time for new presidents to make immense advances in their political agenda. A new president is usually still popular with the public, and lawmakers often have inducement to cooperate with a new leader, generating an occasion for a president to pass major legislation; thus, the public’s perception of the President’s first 100 Days will be an effective tool to help guide future efforts of government.” (Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual, President, Radio Veritas).
As our new President continues to call for unity, his supporters urge the opposition to give him the chance to prove that his government will bring progress and stability to the country. Monitoring the first 100 days of a Marcos presidency is thus critical to determine the kind of direction that will take place in our country. After the six-year term of the Rodrigo Duterte government, which gained a lot of criticisms from his “war on drugs”, complacency on asserting our arbitral victory on the West Philippine Sea and the various COVID related corruptions, will Pres. Marcos’ government steer the country in a different direction?
Pres. Marcos’ first 100 days is by no means the conclusive verdict on his administration, but the legacy of Roosevelt means that the media and political pundits remains to pay attention to it and so do we. As we look at the evaluations and assessments there will be, no doubt, some things that turn out to not matter and some that may foresee what will matter. Reckoning out which is would be the challenge.
“Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse” (Epictetus)
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