MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is pleased by high public satisfaction with the Aquino administration based on a survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the latest poll results validated the administration's efforts to enhance services, promote inclusive growth, and improve disaster response.

Lacierda, however, acknowledged the administration needs more time so other reforms will be felt by the people after the same survey showed its low scores on issues on oil prices and anti-graft efforts.

"This recent measurement of public opinion indicates that the public not only sees, but has tangibly felt, the government’s efforts to improve services, push for inclusive growth, and upgrade response to disasters. It contradicts the hypercritical few who refuse to see the government doing its work, under the indivisible view that justice and expanding the economy must be jointly pursued," Lacierda said.

"Public office is indeed a public trust, which is best maintained by leading by example, living up to one’s word, and never relenting in pushing for reforms," he added.

Filipinos’ satisfaction with the performance of the Aquino administration in the last quarter of 2011 remained “very good,” based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released Monday.

The SWS survey, first published last Monday, found that 67 percent of respondents were satisfied with the Aquino government’s performance in the last three months, while 21 percent were ambivalent (those uncertain with their answer), and 11 percent were dissatisfied, bringing the net satisfaction rating to +56 (percentage of satisfied minus percentage of dissatisfied).

The survey was conducted among 1,200 respondents last December 3 to 7.

SWS classified net scores of +70 and above as "excellent," +50 to +69 "very good," +30 to +49 "good," +10 to +29 "moderate," +9 to -9 "neutral," -10 to -29 "poor," -30 to -49 "bad," -50 to -69 "very bad," and -70 and below "execrable."

SWS said the latest net satisfaction rating is unchanged from the third quarter of 2011 survey results, also at +56, but noted that the score is still above those of previous administrations since February 1989. (With a report from Ellalyn B. De Vera)