President Benigno Aquino or PNoy was elected in a landslide victory of a border of more than 3 Million votes versus his nearest rival in 2010 as compared to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo or PGMA who won in an alleged vote-rigged election in 2004, which elected her to a full term in 2004. PNoy was an exceptionally popular candidate during the election, but prior to that he was a Senator still entitled to the 3 remaining years of his term. He run as President because of the Public clamor- after his mother, the former President Corazon Aquino died of Cancer the past.
His predecessor was also a child of a former president, Diosdado Macapagal. PGMA, on the other hand was already serving the unexpired term of President Joseph Estrada, who was ousted by a Supreme Court ruling after days of public outcry for his resignation and Impeachment. Prior to that, she was the Vice President and DSWD Secretary.
Conde (2001) said ironic is too tame a word to describe the events that transpired in the week just past, especially on Sunday, the 100th day of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s administration. On that day, there were indications that Malacanang had finally admitted to itself that the crisis initiated by the arrest of former President Joseph Estrada on April 26 was much more serious than initially thought. Amid denials of rumors that some generals had defected to the Estrada camp, the Armed Forces high command held a closed-door meeting for hours.
The compromise that emerged, at least among leaders of the Left interviewed by CyberDyaryo, is that first, there was a failure during the anti-Estrada struggle to win over and enlighten the Filipinos who idolize Estrada; next, it was the result of the decades-old neglect of the poor so that they are now finding a venue in the so-called Edsa III to air their grievances, no matter how misguided, and; lastly, the three-month old Arroyo administration failed in many respects to deal with the potential problems Estrada would pose.
Satur Ocampo, a nominee of the party-list group Bayan Muna, says the Arroyo administration was not brave enough to grab on the opportunities presented by People Power II. “Instead of immediately addressing the concerns of the poor, the Arroyo administration busied itself with solidifying its hold over the armed forces and the police,” Ocampo says.
Fr. Joe Dizon of the Estrada Resign Movement says that instead of implementing whatever practical initiatives to address the needs of the poor, which comprise most of Estrada’s supporters, Arroyo busied herself imitating the publicity stunts of Estrada. “She was preoccupied with photo-ops,” the priest says.
More importantly, the failure of the new administration to immediately go after Estrada and his allies, possibly by freezing their accounts, allowed the Estrada camp to contrive “Edsa III.” “Unlike the Marcoses, whose ill-gotten assets were frozen, the ill-gotten wealth of Estrada and his allies are liquid and could easily be used to finance the rallies at Edsa. Worse, the administration has even accommodated the likes of Estrada buddy Danding Cojuangco,” Ocampo says.
“It was a grievous mistake on the part of the government that it did nothing to break up Estrada’s power base. Neither did the government sustain and maximize the democratic impetus created by People Power II,” Beltran said.[1]
It is +23 in Metro Pres. Arroyo's net satisfaction rating vary by areas. Manila (43% satisfied, 19% dissatisfied), +25 in Balance Luzon (42% satisfied, 39% dissatisfied), -28 in the Visayas (42% satisfied, 34% dissatisfied), and +17 Net satisfaction with Pres.Òin Mindanao (39% satisfied, 23% dissatisfied). Arroyo is +24in urban areas (44% satisfied, 19% dissatisfied) and +23 in rural areas (40% satisfied, 17% dissatisfied).
Rated for the first time as President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had 42% satisfied and 18% dissatisfied with his performance, for a moderate net satisfaction rating of +24%, according to the Social Weather Survey, conducted from September 15-18,2001.
The 1st Quarter National Survey of the Social Weather Station conducted from March 5-18, 2001, found 42 percent of the 1,500 respondents satisfied and 18 percent dissatisfied with the performance of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, This implies that 4 out ofÒfor a net satisfaction rating of +24 or “moderate.” 10 Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
While on the other hand, Pres. Aquino's net satisfaction rating is very good in all areas. In Metro Manila (76% satisfied, 10% dissatisfied), +65 in Balance Luzon (73% satisfied, 8% dissatisfied), +54 in the Visayas (68% satisfied, 14% Net dissatisfied), and +52 in Mindanao (67% satisfied, 15% dissatisfied). Satisfaction with Pres. Aquino is +62 in urban areas (72% satisfied, 10% dissatisfied) and +58 in rural areas (70% satisfied, 12% dissatisfied).
Rated for the first time as President, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III had 71% satisfied and 11% dissatisfied with his performance, for a very good net satisfaction rating of +60%, according to the Third Quarter 2010 Social Weather Survey, conducted from September 24-27, 2010.[2]
Both presidents are Economists; the present President was even a student of the Dr. Arroyo in the Ateneo de Manila. Aquino is seen as a popular president or so-called as a Majority President, while Arroyo was seen as unpopular, election-cheater and a usurper in the Presidency.
Aquino’s +60 are higher than the +24 rating of his predecessor President Arroyo ion March 2001.
[1] Conde, Carlos H. 2001, Cyberdyaryo: The Left asseses GMA’s first 100 days, viewed 13 March 2011, < http://carlosconde.com/2001/05/01/the-left-assesses-gmas-first-100-days/>
[2] Abalos, Lance n.d., A comparison of Noy and GMA, viewed 13March 2011, < http://www.slideshare.net/lanceabalos/a-comparison-of-noy-and-gma>
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