PCIJ
MAJORITY of Filipinos say President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should resign, according to surveys done by IBON Foundation and CNN/Time.
Conducted on July 8-17, the IBON survey reveals 68.6 percent of 1,379 respondents says they want the president out of office. Of this, 46.41 percent thinks she should resign, 19.43 percent says she should be impeached, and 11.82 percent says she should be ousted by another "People Power" revolt.
More Filipinos also believe that the president was not sincere when she apologized for her "lapse in judgment" in calling Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano during the May 2004 elections. The survey also shows that most Filipinos are unhappy with the President's performance.
The CNN/Time poll, on the other hand, shows that 57 percent thinks Arroyo should quit. Of the 600 respondents, 38.5 percent, however, says she should complete her term. This survey was done at about the same time the Pulse Asia conducted its National Capital Region survey on July 2-8. Both surveys were done after the president's June 27 apology.
Pulse Asia states 41 percent of Metro Manilans think the president should either resign, be impeached, or snap elections should be held. In its nationwide survey conducted on June 20-23, majority of Filipinos say they want Arroyo out. This result, they say, counters the claim of Malacañang that the sentiments of those within Metro Manila differ from those of the rest of the country.
See results of the surveys here:
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