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December 11, 2007  --  Got something to say?
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MANILA Fifty-nine percent of Filipinos think a president should resign from office if she or he tolerates graft and corruption or has been linked directly or indirectly to it, a recent survey of Pulse Asia showed.
The Pulse Asias October 2007 Ulat ng Bayan Survey on corruption-related issues was conducted from Oct. 20 to 31, using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above.

When asked what they considered to be sufficient reasons for a president to resign from office, almost the same number mentioned either the Presidens (22 percent) or any member of his/her familys (19 percent) being linked to graft and corruption, while 18 percent mentioned the Presidents tolerating graft and corruption among government officials.
One in three Filipinos or 34 percent, however, think there should be strong evidence of involvement in graft and corruption of the President himself/herself or of his/her family, Pulse Asia said.

Most Filipinos are inclined not to take drastic measures to have a President resign or be removed from office even if they are convinced that he/she should resign or be removed from office, the pollster said.

When asked what steps they are willing to undertake to have a President resign or be removed from office if they are convinced that he/she should resign or be removed from office, only one in four Filipinos or 25 percent expressed willingness to do whatever is necessary (i.e., beyond public rallies and marches) to accomplish their objective.
This sentiment is most notable in the Visayas (34 percent) and least pronounced among Metro Manilans (21 percent).
What most Filipinos (61 percent) are willing to do is to sign public petitions advocating the resignation or the removal from office of a president, an opinion articulated by near to big majorities (47 percent to 78 percent) across geographic areas and socioeconomic groups in the Philippines.

Discussing the need to have a president resign or be removed from office is an option favored by 28 percent of Filipinos, while 27 percent are willing to speak out in public rallies and marches supporting a President?s resignation or removal from office.

On the other hand, about a quarter of Filipinos (26 percent) are prepared to join public rallies or marches calling for the resignation or removal from office of a President.

Preference for discussing the issue with friends and acquaintances is most pronounced in Mindanao (39 percent), while those in the Visayas and Mindanao are most inclined to speak out in public rallies and marches (38 percent to 39 percent) or to join such activities (35 percent to 38 percent).

Those in the rest of Luzon are least inclined to engage in any of these three activities (16 percent to 21 percent).
Pulse Asia said majorities are aware of the ZTE broadband contract (68 percent) and the allegations of bribery concerning the contract (70 percent); 75 percent of those aware of the allegation of the bribery say that the Senate should continue investigating the matter.

Most Filipinos have heard or read something about the ZTE broadband deal between the Philippines and China (68 percent) as well as the alleged bribery that took place in connection with the approval of the contract (70 percent).
Big to overwhelming majorities (57 to 94 percent) across geographic areas and socio-economic groups are aware of these issues with awareness levels being highest in Metro Manila and in the best-off Class ABC.

On the matter of the credibility of the key protagonists, former Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos, former NEDA chairman Romulo Neri, and Amsterdam Holdings co-founder Jose Joey de Venecia III, in the ZTE broadband issue, about three in five of those aware of the allegation of bribery (58 percent) are of the opinion that they are all equally not believable.

In another Pulse Asia survey, 51 percent of Filipinos said they distrust the President. The October survey showed that nationwide distrust for her rose to 46 percent, from 37 percent in July 2007.

In stark contrast, only 23 percent said they trust the President while 31 percent did not give an answer to the trust question. Majority of Metro Manilans were found to heavily distrust the President, giving her a high 51 percent distrust rating. The lowest, but still a big plurality, comes from the Visayas, which gave her a 41-percent distrust rating.

For the most part, Mrs. Arroyos ratings across geographic areas and socio-economic classes are consistent with the respective national figures. Trust ratings range from 18 percent in Metro Manila to 28 percent in Mindanao while indecision ratings vary from 27 percent in the Class E to 33 percent in the Visayas.


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