Palace exec: PNoy, VP Binay's ties remain strong

A five-point dip in trust ratings will not dissuade Vice President Jejomar Binay from continuing to do his work, a Palace official said Saturday. Malacañang also trusts Binay to continue to support and help President Benigno Aquino III, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said. “I know this development will not deter him in continuing his work... Tuloy ang magiging trabaho ni Vice President Binay sa pagtulong kay Pangulong Aquino," she said over state-run dzRB radio. However, she declined to comment for other government officials whose ratings also dipped in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted last June. On Friday, the SWS disclosed that Binay suffered a five-point dip in his satisfaction ratings. It said Binay’s net rating fell to a “very good" +69, with 78 percent of respondents saying they were satisfied with his performance, and nine percent saying they were dissatisfied. Binay had ranked an “excellent" +74 in March, with 81 percent satisfied and 7 percent dissatisfied, the SWS said in its survey, according to BusinessWorld. Earlier, President Benigno Aquino III saw his net satisfaction rating fall from “very good" +51 (69 percent satisfied and 18 percent dissatisfied) in March to a “good" +46 (64 percent satisfied and 18 percent dissatisfied) three months later. The SWS considers net satisfaction ratings of +70 and above as “excellent," +50 to +69 as “very good," +30 to +49 as “good," +10 to +29 as “moderate," +9 to -9 as “neutral," -10 to -29 as “poor," -30 to -49 as “bad," -50 to -69 as “very bad," and -70 and below as “execrable." Other officials’ ratings Other high officials’ ratings, including Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., also suffered a slight fall in ratings over the last three months. But Chief Justice Renato Corona was the official to see a gain in his ratings — a “neutral" zero from -4, also considered as “neutral." The Cabinet and the House of Representatives also scored one-point gains in their net satisfaction ratings. For its part, the Lower House’s score improved to a “good" +31 (50 percent satisfied and 20 percent dissatisfied) from +30 (50 percent satisfied and 20 percent dissatisfied). The Supreme Court’s rating remained a “moderate" +26, although the distributions changed to 50 percent satisfied and 24 percent dissatisfied, from 52 percent satisfied and 26 percent dissatisfied. But the Senate saw its score fall by two points to a “good" +47 (64 percent satisfied and 16 percent dissatisfied) from +49 (65 percent satisfied and 16 percent dissatisfied) in March. — JE/TJD, GMA News