GOVERNANCE SCORECARD NOT CONFINED TO POLLINGS ALONE – BERSAMIN

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remains focused on uplifting lives, driving economic growth and securing the country’s future amid the result of the recent Pulse Asia survey on the approval and trust ratings of the Chief Executive.

“Governance scorecard should not be confined to pollings alone,” according to Executive Secretary Lucas P,. Bersamin.

He said executive decision is motivated by public interest, not by the desire to score high in opinion polls.

“High popularity ratings are the bonus and not the bedrock of effective public service,” Bersamin said.

Bersamin said he respects the statement that surveys are reliable indicators of public opinion. But surveys are not the sole instrument to measure governance, he said.

“To consider surveys as the sole indicator is to take our focus away from the more important metrics, like employment, that reliably measure our progress as a nation,” Bersamin said.

He also underscored that true leadership has the responsibility to pursue what is right though it may not be widely supported or unpopular.

“As the President’s actions show, we have remained focused on our critical mission of uplifting lives, growing the economy, and securing our future,” Bersamin said.