Manila, Philippines – Amid the widespread issue of corruption in the country, following the revelation of the flood control anomaly, most Filipinos still hope that government officials involved in the corruption will be punished.
December 2025 Ulat ng Bayan Survey of Pulse Asia revealed that 59% of Filipinos remain optimistic that officials involved in the irregularities will be punished.
While it still represents the majority, this number reflected a decline from the 71% record in September.
Consequently, Filipinos who believe that proponents will not be punished increased to 13%, while 28% remained neutral.
Moreover, 44% of Filipinos expressed confidence that the Philippine Justice system can successfully prosecute officials involved in corruption, while 51% believe that an official’s influence is the biggest factor that may affect the court’s decision on whether the proponent will be convicted or not.
Meanwhile, the same survey revealed that Media remains the public’ most trusted entity to address corruption issues at 54%.
This was followed by Civil Society Organizations (47%), Senate (37%), House of Representatives (31%), President Ferdinand Marcos JR. (30%), Office of the Ombudsman (28%), Independent Commission for Infrastructure (18%), and Department of Public Works and Highways (13%).
On the other hand, when asked on their view regarding the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation on the flood control mess, 36% said that the probe sometimes reveals truth but has a limited impact.
29% said that the investigation may possibly disclose the truth and convict those involved; 21% saying that the probe rarely provides meaningful results; while 12% said that the Senate’s investigation is just a show or a political theather.—Mia Layaguin, Eurotv News