Majority of Filipinos believe that the single six-year term limit for president of the Philippines must continue as stated under the 1987 Constitution, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed Wednesday.
The survey conducted from June 23 to 26, 2021 found 75% adult Filipinos agreed with continuing the single six-year term limit, while 14% were undecided, and 11% disagreed on the matter.
This showed a net agreement score of +64 which the pollster classified as “very strong.”
Of the 11% who disagreed with the single term limit for President, they proposed that the number of years should be an average of seven while the number of terms should be an average of 2.1.
According to the 1987 Constitution, the president and the vice president must be elected for a term of six years. The President is also not eligible for any re-election.
Meanwhile, retaining the term limit for presidency is “very strong” in areas all over the country. The highest was in Visayas, with +75 net agreement score (83% agree, 8% disagree), followed by Mindanao at +64 (75% agree, 11% disagree), Metro Manila at +61 (75% agree, 13% disagree, correctly rounded), and Balance Luzon at +60 (72% agree, 11% disagree, correctly rounded).
Those who disagree with the term limit want an average of 8 years per term from respondents in Metro Manila, 7 years in Balance Luzon, 6.5 years in Mindanao, and 5.4 years in Visayas.
As per number of terms, an average of 2.4 was recommended in Mindanao, 2.3 in Metro Manila, 2.0 in the Visayas, and 1.8 in Balance Luzon.
“Very strong” net support with the term limit in educational levels
The net agreement with the current term limit was also “very strong” in all educational status.
Specifically, it was +62 (74% agree, 12% disagree) among non-elementary graduates, +68 (77% agree, 9% disagree) among elementary graduates, +65 (75% agree, 10% disagree) among junior high school graduates, and +54 (72% agree, 19% disagree, correctly rounded) among college graduates.
Among those who disagree with the current term limit, their recommended number of years per term was higher among those with more years of formal education.
Among college graduates, they proposed an average of nine years, followed by junior high school graduates with 7.8 years, elementary graduates with an average of 5.1 years, and non-elementary graduates with 4.6 years.
Moreover, their recommended number of years per term was an average of 2.5 for junior high school graduates and 1.8 for non-elementary graduates, elementary graduates, and college graduates.
The pollster used interviews of 1,200 adults aged 18 years old and above nationwide, with 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The sampling error margins used are ±3% for national percentages and ±6% for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.—LDF, GMA News
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