JPE: But ratings can melt like ice cream

The proceedings of the impeachment court have apparently lifted the approval and trust ratings of its presiding officer, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, but drastically pulled down those of the one on trial, Chief Justice Renato Corona, results of a recent survey by Pulse Asia Inc. showed.

The impeachment trial of Corona appeared to have also adversely affected public approval of and trust in the Supreme Court.

The ratings of President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay remained high, while that of Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. went down, according to the survey results released Thursday.

Malacañang said Mr. Aquino’s high trust and satisfaction ratings showed that the public was feeling the effects of the administration’s programs against poverty and corruption.

“As we have always maintained, public office is a public trust. There is no greater proof that the public is feeling the effects of our reforms than the President’s sustained trust and satisfaction ratings,” the President’s spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said at a news briefing.

“We take these results as reinforcement to push for economic and institutional reforms to achieve inclusive, equitable growth,” Lacierda added.

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By: Norman Bordadora, Jerry E. Esplanada, Michael Lim Ubac and Kate Pedroso of Inquirer Research
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 23, 2012
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