Noynoy Aquinio rating is way too EARLY

Philippines
July 13, 2010 2:04am CST
Hello Lotters, So, what if the rating if Noynoy from Social Weather Station is 70% to 80%. it has not been either a hundred days or one year yet. i believe it is way too early because people are still blindly happy in the situation where the new president is just the son of the political Icon. I don't believe it. where is the methodology, what is the reason why he is doing good? how can it be compare to his current track record in the office, it can't because he's just too early to predict. my question to lotters is. What do you think of Noynoy's Performance even before we reached the one hundred day. AS for me, too early too tell. he created commissions but i need to see progress. after a year or two, then i will decided if he's doing good.
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19 responses
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
21 Jul 10
There are two sides of the story. Noynoy's rating has both a positive and negative effect. The positive means the people who participated in the survey have high hopes and they expect a lot from him. I just hope that Noynoy will be able to achieve a lot of things in a year to sustain that kind of rating. The negative effect is more on Noynoy, 70 to 80% is hard to achieve and even harder to sustain. If i'm not mistaken only Noynoy got this kind of rating from all past presidents. Considering the current state of our country, i can say that it would take a lot of good presidents to get us out of poverty. Noynoy is only one in the quagmire of corrupt politicians in a corrupt bureaucracy, the battle is just beginning. As Noynoy's battle against corruption rages, mudslinging and controversies would be the name of the game. And those with vested interest would not stop at nothing to stay in power. If Noynoy remains steadfast in his goals then there's a chance that he could sustain that kind of rating, if not expect it to go down just like the ratings of all past presidents.
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• Philippines
21 Jul 10
hello ybong, i think trust rating on that matter is hard to sustain, except if they are surveying on areas that are Noynoy dominated. it's just the beginning yes, but it's just too much am sure people will expect too much and disappointment too much. i hope he live up to his word.
@Dave09 (25)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Agreed! It too early to tell about his performance, we haven't seen the best or the worst about him. He remains to be the living legacy of his dear parent who became the icon of independence and freedom on the Philippines, but will this make him a better president? I bet he was only influenced to run as the president of the Philippine by the supporters of his parent and when he signed his candidacy what was on his mind? "I am going to run as president of the Philippines because i want to? or I am going to run because they said soo?".Determination and commitment is in different level when someone only ask you to do something than you're own free will to do so. When he was still senator what was his contribution for the country? What things he did for the people of this nation? If you can answer this question then you will have idea about his performance in the future. But for now, its too early to tell because its like counting the number of chicks from unhatched eggs.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Dave09, He was influenced indeed. well, just remember the signature campaigns and others who are willing to support him. i believe running the presidency is a personal decision to save the country and knowing that the feels his qualified. i believe he became member of a lot of communities and co-author of a lot of laws passed by other legislaters. as for executive track record, none this is his first time executory job.
@alindahaw (1219)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Yes, it is too early to rate the new president. Actually, he has not done anything substantial yet and the way things are going, I think that he a bit disorganized. I haven't really seen his development plans for the next 6 years and he seem to have not fully organized his own staff yet. I think that it would be better to rate him after his first 100 days in office.
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@greenpeas (998)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
SWS have done this even at the time of Cory and the polling is about popularity of PNoy with the people. Therefore, it's not too early.
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• Philippines
13 Jul 10
I agree! Too early for this thing, and i think sws is a bit(?) stupid for doing the survey. I just really hope that the masses chose the right one..,is there a right one? okay., maybe the better one.. damn! i still cant believe that the people voted for someone who didnt do anything when he was in the lower position! 80%? really? !@#$%^
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• Saudi Arabia
13 Jul 10
It's to early to tell what will be the result of P-Noy performance in 100 days. Let's us pray that he can be a better President of the Philippines while he's on the seat. Following his Parents done for the Philippines with be result for a good governance.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
16 Jul 10
in the first place, i do not believe in the surveys and i know you don't either. and if they say this is what the people said, very less percentage of the entire nation are being heard, not even one eight of the population. it is really too early to see if he is really doing good or not. let's give him more time to show his ability, the leadership, his accomplishments, etc. before we assess him.
• Philippines
21 Jul 10
hello neildc, me neither. i stop believing in it. it's even five percent of the population.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
I think the rating is actually a trust rating, and not a rating on how good he has been as a president. I totally agree that it is still too early to tell, but I guess it's one way of having a comparison on his trust rating before he can even do anything and then after a hundred days in office and so on.. Let's just wait and see whether the rating would go up or down.
@yresh12 (3212)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
People are judging to early because the are expecting to much from him. FILIPINOES should also know that it's not just he's job but we should also do our part for it to be much easier. This is just a start and it's a good one.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. for now, we don't know what Noynoys road lead to but i can tell you this, we have hope on this one.
@hanagi (390)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
I don't think it is too early because it is not the performance that was rated but the trust of people. Of course the trust rating is very high since it is just the start but we must get that rating so that we could compare its progress as time pass by. For Performance we cannot still see whether it is good or bad and I too agree that is is too early to tell.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
hello hanagi, well, it can change but i believe they should have conduct that survey one hundred days after the inauguration.i hope his performance will be different, meaning there' won't be any king of corruption here and there.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
Yes, it IS too early to tell. And, yes, the people are still euphoric after the election of a new president. His actions, I think, are catering to the emotions of his voters. Only time could tell us whether he is the savior that the people imagine and expect him to be. During the campaign, and right before his inauguration, sometimes he acted like a grown spoiled brat, but now that he's IT, he's trying to be more cautious. It is pretty apparent that I am not a fan of the new president, but, there's still some 5 years and three quarters left, and if he's as good as he promised, I just might change my mind.
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Hello glorya, well, we can wait for a year to do give an analysis to that. well, like you i was never a fan of this President. i'll wait for a year while i do my own thing to contribute to the people. it's easy to make promises and break them, but i hope he doesn't break those what are importance.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Right. That's the hard thing about politics. They make lots of promises during campaigns, which they fail to deliver later on. Sometimes, if you really think about it, those promises are really not achievable, or at least not immediately achhievable. Even in the new president could usher in change, it would take a long time before the people will feel benefitted of the change. And, considering how desperate our people are, it would be a disappointment if the president fails to deliver within a year. It's still a concerted effort among everyone. Like his promise to erradicate corruption - it is something not achievable in a year's time because it has been so embedded in our society that it is so difficult to remove. I mean, corruption is present everywhere. If we follow the example of Hongkong, which was notoriously one of the most corrupt countries in the past, it took them some time, and a really strong-willed leader to finally rid itself of corruption. First things first, though. I hope he does something about his smoking habits. It's a bad example, especially to the young.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
the rating of P-Noy was done before his inauguration. based on the survey, it talked about the trust rating. probably, most filipinos trusted P-Noy because of the examples his parents have shown during their life on earth. Though, it is too early to tell, but, it showed that P-Noy is trying to all means to alleviate the lives of the Filipinos. It may take long to achieve his goals, but, we as Filipinos have to make our part to make Philippines a better place to live and to help our fellow men in need even in our little own ways. Let us not be a burden to the government. Let us not clamor for change when we ourselves have not tried to change. Let us first change our life, our lifestyle, our attitude before we react to those in the higher position. Let us be reminded of the bible passage, that before we criticize the mote of the eye of the other person, let us first take the bulk in our eyes, in that way, we could see clearly the things in our surrounding.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Hello annabel, that's the problem, if the Filipinos doesn't clamor changed, which they should have done even during glorias term, i won't be surprise if there is going to have another rally against him. the long road is not easy to take the path but i guess hope will take us there.
@dfhonline (130)
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
I think you misunderstood the ratings. Its not about how good he is doing but how much trust Filipinos have on him. This ratings only prove that the result of the last election is correct. It wont be fair for both Noynoy and the Filipino people to have a performance rating yet, as the president hasnt even completed his 100 days in the office. Again this is not a 'performance rating', its a 'trust rating'.
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Hello there, I asked a question about Noynoys performance and not the trust rating. although i did mentioned, it didn't mattered to me what the trust rating was except his performance. i didn't believe there's gonna be change in just 100 days. so, that means i mentioned the trust but never consider the survey talking about the performance rating.
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
Well in that case we are in agreement that it is too early to rate or judge his work yet. I just got confused when you mentioned the ratings as it is not related to his performance.
13 Jul 10
you are a special viewpoint.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Hello yresh, that's true. and one hundred days isn't enough to cut it.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
13 Jul 10
hi letranknight as an outsider from the US I think you are right in that your new President has not been in office long enough to really rate his progress fairly. Its a lot like when o ur New President had been in office two or three months a lot of republicans were already criticizing him for what he had done so far. I kept responding here in mylot for Goodness sakes give the man time before rating him as a bad'president. Bush had 8 years to make us into a bad economy so our new President is supposed to make it change over night? Then I learned to stay out of US politics here as most can only see their side of anything political.I hate being flamed and insulted so just do not respond to US politics on mylot. some people read the guidelines but when it comes to politics they will still call names and just be downright rude and insulting.
@angelajoy (1825)
• Philippines
14 Jul 10
I agree with you. It's too early to be making surveys of the people's satisfaction with his performance. They could just be trying to build up Noynoy's reputation. I will wait and see what he does as the president before I decide whether I'm satisfied with him or not. Some people get influenced with surveys easily, but I don't. I have my own mind and I will not let any survey cloud my thinking.
@ddaguno (3107)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
I agree. It is too early to say if he is doing good or not. But I think it's nice that his rating is good. That means Filipinos are facing the future positively and Gad knows we can use some positivity in our country. I just hope people won't expect toomuch from the government because I'm not sure if they can deliver.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Hello ddaguno, we have to be positive. trouble is that a lot of people are now negative when it comes to politics and that's because we have the media show always shows the bad news and only a few networks that shows the good news. i see people will get frustrated if they realized that the changed that they desire didn't happen at all. i hope that doesn't happen.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
i completely agree, it's too early and he hasn't even done anything yet. he's kind of like barack obama, he's too popular for his own good that whatever his shortcomings are people are inclined to be quite forgiving. honestly, i'm not too happy with his candor, he reminds me more of kris than his mom.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Hello myswirl, I think so. he doesn't even speak like Ninoy (his dad). i never like the way he was campaigned it was all nothing more than just pure idiotic propaganda. well, he is close to her brother kris so we could see a few of her attitude from his brother. but i can say, it's just too early, lets wait.
@jerikjames (1041)
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
I think it's ok to rate his performance. I mean, if you're going to rate his performance for the first 100 days, the rating would definitely valid. You're working within the 100 day threshold. Even if there's only 100 days to consider, his recent actions, implementations, and early campaigns already serve as basis for the rating. Of course if you would rate his entire term, then it's really really way too early. You're right that a lot could still happen in his entire term. I believe he'll make it good and will contribute a lot to NATION building and improvement, but I seriously doubt he'll do a lot to STATE formation. I mean, he's no Marcos or Gloria whom, despite being corrupt, contributed a lot to the STATE since they created a lot of infrastructures which will surely surge our country's economy. =) I sure as hell hope that my Polsci professors in UP don't find out about what I said about Marcos and Gloria. lol. But I think they'll agree with me that, corruption-aside, Marcos and Gloria are both brilliant presidents.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
Hello Jerik, I believe there won't be any progress yet after a hundred days, changes maybe but progress is a different issue. there are actually a lot infrastructures that haven't been used for a long while or went down because of poor budget as they have went into the politicians wallets. well, most people said that it's ok if Noynoy is lazy as long as he isn't corrupt (what the hell?)