A recent Pulse Asia survey indicates that most Filipinos consider the media the most reliable institution for tackling corruption in multi-billion-peso flood control projects.
According to the survey released on Monday, Jan. 12, 54 percent of respondents said they have “high trust” in the media to address flood control corruption, while 30 percent were undecided and 16 percent expressed little or no trust. This marks a 3-point increase from September 2025.
The nationwide survey was conducted from Dec. 12 to 15, 2025, with a ±2.8 percent margin of error at the 95 percent confidence level. Subnational estimates have error margins of ±5.7% for Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Civil society organizations (CSOs) also earned public trust, with 47 percent of respondents expressing confidence in their role in addressing flood control corruption. However, 41 percent were undecided, and 12 percent expressed little or no trust.
Confidence in government remains low.
Only 30 percent of Filipinos trust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address flood control corruption, while 48 percent said they do not, and 22 percent were undecided. These figures are largely unchanged from the previous survey in September 2025.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recorded the lowest trust among government agencies at 13 percent, although this is up from 7 percent in September. Trust in the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) dropped to 18 percent, while the Office of the Ombudsman received 28 percent, down from 39 percent in the previous survey.
Public indecision was highest for the ICI at 51 percent, followed by the Ombudsman at 49 percent
