Pulse Asia Releases Results of Survey over Bongbong Marcos, Sara Duterte Trust Ratings
BONGBONG MARCOS – The trust ratings of the President based on the Pulse Asia survey increased while Vice President Sara Duterte’s decreased.
It is no secret to the Filipino people that the President and the Vice President share a soured relationship. It has become evident since Duterte left the Marcos Cabinet as she resigned from being the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is currently faced with an incoming impeachment trial which Pres. Bongbong Marcos believes should be left to the Senate. Amid the feud between him and Duterte, the President and the Malacañang have repeatedly stressed that he will not meddle in the impeachment trial.
Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives last February 5. More than 2/3 of the lawmakers in the lower chamber which is led by presidential cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez approved the impeachment of the Vice President. Presidential son and Ilocos Norte First District Congressman Sandro Marcos was one of the lawmakers who signed the impeachment rap.
The Duterte family claimed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos and his administration allegedly want Vice Pres. Sara Duterte removed from office. The arrest and the transfer of custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the hands of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands has undeniably triggered the feud between the two (2) political families.
The once-united supporters of the Dutertes and the Marcoses have separated following the controversial turn of events last March 11. Duterte’s arrest gained Pres. Marcos countless criticisms. Malacañang defended the President and the PH government saying that the government only acted on the arrest because of its commitment with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
In the 2025 Elections, Pres. Bongbong Marcos backed the senatorial slate of the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago while Vice Pres. Sara Duterte endorsed the PDP-Laban bets, Las Piñas district Representative Camille Villar, and presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos. It is no secret to the public that Duterte and Senator Imee are friends.
Amid the ongoing feud between Pres. Bongbong Marcos and Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, the Pulse Asia Research Incorporated conducted a survey to yield the trust ratings of the people on the highest and the second-highest officials in the government. Based on a report on Inquirer, the trust ratings of the President increased from 29% in April 2025 to 32% in May 2025.
However, based on the report, the trust rating of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte has declined from 45% in April to 42% in May. The survey included 1,200 registered voters.
In the 2025 Elections, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte called on the Filipinos not to vote for the candidates of Pres. Bongbong Marcos.