Duterte Job-Approval Rating Hits 86% Despite Drug War Criticism
- Tough-talking leader’s trust rating dipped slightly from July
- Overwhelming support at home contrasts with criticism abroad
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Philippine voters have given President Rodrigo Duterte a job-approval rating of 86 percent after three months in office, despite international criticism of a deadly drug war that has seen more than 3,000 people killed.
The job-approval rating was the first one conducted by Pulse Asia Research Inc., which conducted the poll from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. It separately found that the tough-talking leader’s “trust rating" also stood at 86 percent, down five points from three months ago.