MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. registered an improved governance rating in the latest nationwide survey conducted by RPMD Foundation Inc., alongside gains posted by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and Senate President Win Gatchalian.
According to the November 2026 Governance Survey, carried out from November 2 to 8, President Marcos secured a 57% Index of Governance (IOG), marking a 1.9-percentage-point increase from the previous poll. His figures include a 56.2% public trust rating and a 57.9% performance score, both surpassing RPMD’s 55% passing benchmark.
Dy also saw positive movement, rising 3.2 percentage points to reach 63.1%, backed by a 62.5% trust rating and a 63.8% performance score.
Meanwhile, Gatchalian logged the largest jump among the three key national officials, climbing 5.6 percentage points to 52.7%, with a 51.6% trust rating and a 53.8% performance score.
Cabinet Rankings
Among Cabinet members and senior executive officials, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the pack with an 89% governance rating.
Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos followed closely at 87.8%, while Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara secured third place with 87.5%. Other high-ranking officials include:
- Executive Secretary Ralph Recto: 86.2%
- Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida: 85.8%
- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla: 85.5%
- Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon: 85%
- Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III: 84.1%
- Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino: 83.9%
The remaining executive officials all scored above the 70% threshold, led by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. at 82.6%, Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo Jr. at 82.2%, and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro at 81.9%.
Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon (80.7%), Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum (80.4%), and Finance Secretary Frederick Go (80.1%) also rounded out the upper tiers. National Security Adviser Eduardo Oban Jr. registered 70.4%.
The nationwide poll sampled 10,000 randomly selected respondents and maintained a margin of error of plus or minus one percentage point at a 95 percent confidence level.