THE huge 16-point surge in satisfaction rating of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez can be attributed to his successful leadership of the House of Representatives in passing the priority measures of the Marcos administration and his pro-poor programs providing cash aid to indigent Filipinos.
House Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao del Sur), Paolo Ortega (La Union), and Jil Bongalon (Ako Bicol Partylist) — all members of the “Young Guns” in Congress – congratulated Speaker Romualdez for the great leap in satisfaction ratings in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
“Ang Speaker, hindi lang po siya confined in the House of Representatives. Talagang bumababa po siya sa mga kumunidad,” Adiong said, referring to Speaker’s frequent visit to different districts all over the country because of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF).
“Dito po sa House of Representatives, sa legislation, 100% na na-deliver ng leadership ng House sa pamumuno ni Speaker Romualdez, ‘yung mga LEDAC priorities. At yung mga nakikita po natin at nare-receive po nating mga serbisyo tulad ng ISIP, ng CARD, ng SIBOL, ang House of Representatives po pina-prioritize ‘yan na mapondohan itong mga serbisyo na ito,” he added.
He said that the BPSF has visited 21 provinces all over country, and Speaker Romualdez is always present in these service caravans.
“Budget hearing po natin ngayon at isa po sa mga marching orders ng ating Speaker ay ipagpatuloy itong serbisyo na ito dahil nakita natin na hindi lang po ang ating kababayan ang napapasaya pero yung actual po na data na maibsan yung poverty, maibsan yung inflation, may mga scientific po na mga data ang natutumbok po natin,” Adiong said.
“Matulungan yung mga farmers, matulungan yung mga estudyante, matulungan yung mga entepreneurs. Ito po ay naramdaman po ng ating bansa,” he added.
“Hindi lang ho yung trust rating ha, sinasabi natin yung performance ha. This also speaks about yung confidence and yung trust ng Pilipino, ng kababayan nating Pilipino, na sa pamumuno po ni Speaker Martin Romualdez ay bumalik yung tiwala ng ating mga kababayan sa House of Representatives under sa leadership ng ating House Speaker,” he said.
Ortega said they have already congratulated the Speaker for the surge in satisfaction ratings, saying “Pinarating din po natin yung congratulations natin sa ating Speaker, and ang ganda nga po ng sagot niya samin, ‘Hindi, it’s not me, tayo ‘to, yung pagkakaisa natin.’”
“Dinadala po talaga yung serbisyo sa grassroots, mismong sa tao na dinadala. For the information of everyone, nakikita naman po natin yung epekto ng bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair,” Ortega said.
“Kung hindi naman po lahat nakikita yung ginagawa ng mga iba’t ibang miyembro ng House of Representatives, naka-cascade din po sa kada local districts to, mayroon din po kaming mga kanya-kanyang ganito na mga iba’t ibang serbisyo katuwang yung mga national government agencies natin na binababa naman po sa localities, sa mga barangay, sa mga LGU and of course our provinces,” he added.
Bongalon said that under Speaker Romualdez, they have a pro-active 19th Congress.
“Nabanggit niya na hindi niya lamang po ito sinosolo sapagkat katuwang niya po kami, ang mga mambabatas sa mga programa na amin pong sinusuportahan katulad lamang po itong Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair,” Bongalon said.
“Imagine, ilang probinsya, ilang distrito na ang ating pong nabigyan ng mga iba’t ibang klaseng ayuda, something that we never heard, we never seen in the previous administration,” he added.
“Hindi na po katakataka na magiging positibo po ang magiging reaksyon ng taong bayan sa atin pong House Speaker sapagkat nakikita po ng sambayanang Pilipino ang ating pong ginagawa dito.”
The recent SWS survey was conducted from June 23 to July 1, 2024 with a sample size of 1,500 adults nationwide with a ±2.5% margin of error.
Speaker Romualdez garnered a 16-point increase, from +37 in March 2024 to +53 in July of this year.
A total of 53% of respondents were satisfied with the Speaker’s performance, while 24% were dissatisfied.
The net satisfaction with Speaker Romualdez was highest in the Visayas at a strong +36, followed by Balance Luzon at +32, Metro Manila at +27 and Mindanao at +20.
