President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s trust rating rose slightly in September, while Vice President Sara Duterte continued to enjoy significantly higher public trust, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by Stratbase Group.

The Third Quarter 2026 survey, released Tuesday, Oct. 13, showed that 36 percent of Filipinos had “much trust” in Marcos, up from 34 percent in June. However, 40 percent said they had “little trust” in the President.

Duterte’s trust rating, meanwhile, slipped to 56 percent from 57 percent in June. Twenty-six percent of respondents said they had “little trust” in the Vice President.

Marcos recorded his biggest improvement in Mindanao, where his “much trust” rating rose by 18 percentage points, from 17 percent in June to 35 percent in September. Despite the gain, Duterte maintained a substantial lead in the region, with 87 percent expressing much trust in her and only four percent reporting little trust.

In the Visayas, 33 percent said they had much trust in Marcos, while 44 percent expressed little trust and 22 percent were undecided.

Duterte also posted higher trust ratings across the other regions. She received 60 percent much trust in the Visayas and 46 percent in Metro Manila, where 33 percent expressed little trust.

In Balance Luzon, her trust rating stood at 41 percent, down from 45 percent in June. Thirty-five percent of respondents in the region said they had little trust in her.

The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews among 1,500 adults aged 18 and above from Sept. 21 to 27. The respondents included 600 from Balance Luzon and 300 each from Metro Manila, the Visayas and Mindanao.

The margin of sampling error was ±3 percentage points for national results, ±4 points for Balance Luzon, and ±6 points each for Metro Manila, the Visayas and Mindanao.