SUPPORT for the Marcos administration has plunged dramatically, from 51 percent at the end of 2022 to just 18 percent in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest nationwide survey by Pahayag. The decline was attributed to growing discontent over governance challenges, corruption controversies, and political infighting. The survey also showed a significant rise in neutrality toward the opposition, increasing from 42 percent to 46 percent, while anti-opposition sentiment fell from 40 percent to 29 percent. Together, these trends suggest a broad shift among Filipino voters toward political moderation and growing disenchantment with entrenched partisan conflicts. The data revealed marked regional differences. Anti-administration sentiment was most pronounced in Mindanao and the Visayas, reflecting the lasting influence of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Pro-administration support remains strongest in North-Central Luzon, the Marcos family’s traditional stronghold. Visayas is emerging as a critical battleground, showing both anti-administration and pro-opposition leanings, while the National Capital Region and South Luzon display high levels of political neutrality. Generational and gender divides also shape political attitudes. Women make up a large proportion of both neutral and anti-administration groups, suggesting a more critical view of governance. Younger voters, particularly those aged 18 to 24, lean heavily against both the administration and the opposition, while senior citizens were evenly split between pro-administration and pro-opposition positions. Middle-aged voters, in contrast, tend to remain neutral, highlighting a generational divide between reform-minded youth and older voters who favor the status quo. Economic and educational factors further influence voter behavior. Upper- and middle-income households are more likely to express anti-administration views, reflecting frustration over economic management, whereas lower-income households tend to remain neutral, possibly due to political disengagement or lack of perceived benefit from government programs. Vocational graduates dominate neutral and pro-opposition categories, while those with no formal education are mostly anti-administration. Religious affiliation, employment, and overseas exposure also shape political preferences. Catholics form the majority of anti-administration supporters, while non-Catholics are more likely to remain nonpartisan. Government employees generally favor the administration, whereas private-sector workers were anti-administration or neutral. Families with members working abroad tend to adopt stronger anti-establishment positions, both against the administration and the opposition, reflecting wider global exposure and political awareness. Stages The erosion of pro-administration support has occurred in stages, beginning in 2023, when rising food prices under President Marcos’ brief tenure as Agriculture secretary coincided with the first noticeable decline. Public backlash over initiatives linked to former speaker Martin Romualdez and the push for economic charter change drove further declines in early 2024. Subsequent controversies over West Philippine Sea tensions and corruption in government offices reinforced the downward trend, which culminated in early 2025 with the surrender of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court and the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. During this period, anti-administration sentiment surged, signaling growing public dissatisfaction and political polarization. At the same time, neutrality toward the opposition has strengthened, reflecting voter fatigue with partisan conflict and a shift toward pragmatic, solution-oriented politics. Fragmentation among opposition groups and a focus on governance issues rather than political rivalry appear to have encouraged this rise of the political center. The survey was conducted from Sept. 27 to 30, among 1,500 registered Filipino voters randomly selected from the PureSpectrum panel. The survey carries a national margin of error of plus or minus three percent. Pahayag, a corporate social responsibility initiative of PUBLiCUS Asia Inc., has monitored key political metrics since 2017, with Vox Opinion Research serving as its commissioned research arm.