MANILA — After a Pulse Asia survey showed that nearly half of Filipino adults disapproved of his performance in the previous quarter, Malacañang stated on Tuesday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands behind his decision to look into corruption allegations hounding his administration.
Claire Castro, Undersecretary of Communications, said, “Kung ang dahilan ng pagbaba ng rating ng Pangulo ay dahil sa ginagawa niya sa pagpapaimbestiga sa mga sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects na nakakaapekto sa ekonomiya na nagiging sanhi ng political noise, hindi iindahin ng Pangulo ang pagbaba ng rating dahil sa ang ginawa niya ay isang RIGHT DECISION na maaaring hindi POPULAR decision dahil maraming maaapektuhang tao at politiko,”
She said a statement, “Pero kailan ito sisimulan? Sino ang magsisimula ng imbestigasyon? Alam ng Pangulo na maaapektuhan ang kanyang administrasyon pero tinuloy ang pagpapaimbestiga para sa bayan at para sa mamamayan.”
“Mataas nga ang rating ng bise presidente, pero may resulta na ba ang pag-iiimbestiga sa kanyang confidential funds na marami sa kanyang mga kaalyado ay hinaharang pa,” she said.
According to a survey conducted from December 12–15, 2025, 34% of Filipino adults were grateful for Marcos’ efforts, while 48% disapproved of his performance. On the other hand, 24% of respondents disapproved of Duterte’s performance, while 56% thought well of her work.
The trust ratings for Duterte and Marcos were 54% and 32%, respectively, according to the same poll.
Castro claimed that although former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration had strong approval and trust ratings, corruption problems were allegedly not addressed during that time.
According to the PCO official, “Mataas nga ang rating ng nakaraang administrasyon sa loob ng anim (6) na taon pero may mga kickbacks bang naisuli o nakasuhan kahit maraming ghost projects as early as 2020?”
Without mentioning names, she said, “Ang mga korap ay hindi napanagot kundi parang na-tolerate pa.”
The statement added that while survey ratings will “serve as a guide for the administration,” “results will not affect the President and his work especially in combating corruption.”
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