Philippine President Marcos’ ratings hit record low as inflation bites

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s net satisfaction rating has hit an all-time low, with observers citing deep-seated economic anxieties as the main driver behind the slump – even as expanded media exposure has helped boost awareness of his foreign policy initiatives.

The latest Social Weather Stations survey put Marcos’ net satisfaction rating at minus 15 in March: a 12-point drop from minus 3 in November 2025 and the worst figure of his presidency, eclipsing the previous nadir of minus 12 recorded exactly a year earlier.

The rating derives from the gap between the percentage of 1,500 adult Filipinos surveyed who were satisfied with his performance – 33 per cent in March – and the 49 per cent who were not, including a small variance due to rounded baseline percentages.

Marcos saw his ratings decline across the Philippines.

Luzon outside Metro Manila remained his strongest area, though his rating there still collapsed from plus 13 to plus 2. The Visayas swung from plus 2 to minus 15, Metro Manila slid from minus 17 to minus 31, and Mindanao – Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s political heartland – hit minus 40.