Marcos Jr.’s approval slips to -11 in latest SWS poll
A Social Weather Stations poll released in September 2026 indicates President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s net satisfaction dropped to -11, a four-point fall from June’s neutral rating.
Social Weather Stations released a September 2026 poll of 1,500 Filipino adults conducted through face-to-face interviews. The survey reported that 35% of respondents were satisfied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s performance, 20% were undecided and 46% dissatisfied, giving a net satisfaction rating of -11, classified as “poor.” Regionally, the rating was neutral in Balance Luzon, but fell to -13 in Visayas, -21 in Mindanao and -27 in Metro Manila, with declines in all areas except Mindanao, which rose by 14 points since June.
The poll’s sampling error was ±3% nationally, with larger margins in regional sub-samples. About 47% of those surveyed had heard of Marcos’s penultimate State of the Nation Address, primarily through social media, while 53% had not. Of the viewers, only 13% found the speech entirely believable and another 13% thought it more believable than not, leading to a net believability score of -11, down eight points from the previous year. Satisfaction scores were unchanged regardless of whether respondents watched the SONA.
Why it matters
The president's slipping approval reflects shifting public sentiment that could affect his political capital and policy agenda.
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