More Philippine Polls

More polls from the Philippines. According to Pulse Asia, 58% of respondents disapproved of Chief Justice Corona's job performance, while only 14% approved. Moreover, just 11% trust him. Moreover, both numbers dropped precipitously from November 2011, when the impeachment case against the chief justice began.

While Filipinos are notoriously cynical when it comes to politicians, it's worth comparing those numbers to President Aquino's, who received a 70% performance rating. Given these numbers, I just don't see politically how the chief justice can survive. Senators in the Philippines are elected on a national basis, so I'm sure they'll take note of these numbers when they vote on the impeachment case in the next few weeks.

I've included a convenient table below summarizing the survey results (click to enlarge):