Public trust in government fell in Q3 amid allegations of corruption, polls say
Public recognition and trust in government institutions entered the third quarter of 2025 as arguments over flood control projects beyond aromalius continue to gain confidence and accountability, said Mkhulusi Asia, inc on Sunday.
The Department of Public Works and Public Positions (DPWH) saw a “strange decline” after its approval rating was 33% to 103% which was reduced from 1,500 polls from Sept. 27-30. There was a margin of error of 3 3 points.
Pollster said in a statement that this was due to the department’s “superior role in flood control projects.”
Approval and trust in the house of representatives are the same, by 10 points to 21% and 11%, respectively. The Senate’s approval rating fell to 28% from 32%, while confidence in the House fell to 16% from 22%.
“The decline in both legislative chambers has been documented in their involvement in the budget process, especially amid allegations of illegal budgeting and calls for more transparency in spending across the country,” said Mkhulusi.
The Philippines has been rocked by a multibillion-peso flood.
The government has released P545 billion worth of projects since President Ferdinand R. Marcos, JR. take up projects in Phulayi 2022. In this case, said Mr. Marcos in August only in August.
The investigation went to the seat of politics, government engineers and private contractors, all accused of colluding with public funds.
The Commission on Audit (COA) also saw a sharp drop in its results, with approval to discard at 31% from 45% and trust at 21% from 33%, said Mkhuluse. “The dip comes with public concern about Coa’s role in researching low-level or ‘ghost’ control projects.”
Approval and trust in the budget department also fell to 26% from 32% and to 18% from 23% from 23%, respectively, driven by allegations of impeachable budgeting. “
Fewer Filipinos said they trust and approve of the finance department in the third quarter, as its approval rating jumped to 30% from 35% from 35% and trust to 24% from 24%. This comes as concerns about rising debt and financial transactions weigh heavily on the public.
Last week, separate polls showed trust ratings for Mr Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio fell in September.
Social media polls showed trust in Mr. Marcos fell to 43% from 48% in June, while Ms. Duterne dropped eight points to 53%, marking his sharpest decline this year.
Another poll, conducted by pulse Asia, showed last week that 10 Filipinos think there is cooperation between politicians, although there are still opinions in the diversion to solve the problem.
About 56% of respondents said they were unsure whether they could trust the Independent Infrastructure Commission (ICI) to tackle the corruption scandal, according to a separate poll.
The Marcos administration established a fact-finding body to investigate the ineffective deals to control the flood which now called the political key including the Speaker, Senators, Congressen and the Secretary of the government budget.
The ICI, however, chose to hold its arguments behind closed doors, compared to the original televised inquiries that brought the issue into the model. – Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
