Manila, Aug. 13 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s net satisfaction rating has improved to "neutral" in June, a recovery from "poor" rating in March, a Social Weather Stations survey (SWS) showed.

The survey, conducted from June 20-29, 2026, found 42 percent of the 1,200 respondents are satisfied, 17 percent are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 40 percent are dissatisfied with the general performance of the current administration.

This translates to net satisfaction rating of +1, or neutral, a 14-point recovery from poor, or -13, in March 2026, which was a record-low for the Marcos Jr. administration, the SWS said in a news release.

Of the 17 specific performance subjects rated in the SWS Governance Report Card, the adminis...