President Duterte had top ranked in the Pulse Asia Survey during the election. Still he is still beating the Most Trusted Philippine Official in the Pulse Asia. He is still the most trusted government official in the country.

The survey was given September 25 to October 1 where Duterte garnered 6-percent trust and approval rating and was even higher than the current Philippine officials. However, this has gone low from 91 percent in July. Yet, he still has the record-high trust rating. Vice President Leni Robredo leveled up to three-point increase than the last survey. From 65 she garnered 66-percent approval rating.

Here we give you list of the following reasons as to why Duterte leads the most trusted Philippine official.

– the initial testimony of alleged hitman Edgar Matobato before the Senate justice committee on the alleged links of Duterte to a death squad during his time as Davao City mayor
– the President’s statement that he does not know Matobato
– the criticism from various international bodies, including the United Nations, over the reported increase in drug-related deaths in the country
– Duterte’s apology to the Jewish community following his remark citing Nazi leader Adolf Hitler
– Senator Leila de Lima’s ouster as chair of the Senate justice committee
– the House investigation into the alleged narcotics trade inside the national penitentiary
– Duterte’s release of another list of judges and Chinese nationals reportedly linked to the drug trade
– the House’s approval in principle of the proposal to grant Duterte emergency powers in order to address the worsening traffic problem in the Philippines
– Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s statement that the Liberal Party was behind Matobato
– the various protests in commemoration of the signing of martial law by former President Ferdinand Marcos
– the death of Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago
– the depreciation of the Philippine peso