Former Senate President Manuel Villar and Vice-President Noli de Castro continued to maintain high satisfaction marks among top government officials in the last quarter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey said Monday.

The September 24-27 survey found 61 percent satisfied and 17 percent dissatisfied with the performance of Villar, who was removed as Senate President earlier this month. Compared to the previous round, Villar's net satisfaction rating declined by nine points, from very good +52 to good +43. It has been over +40 in all but one quarter since SWS rated his performance as Senate President in September 2006.

Fifty-eight percent of respondents were satisfied with de Castro's performance while 24 percent were dissatisfied for a net satisfaction rating of +34, three points down from a good +37 in June 2008. His net performance rating has been over +30 in all but three quarters since he took office four years ago.

Net satisfaction for Chief Justice Reynato Puno declined from +3 last March to -3 in September while net satisfaction for Speaker Prospero Nograles improved slightly from -15 in June to -12 in September.

Satisfaction barely changed for top govt institutions

The September 2008 survey found 46 percent satisfied and 26 percent dissatisfied with the performance of the Senate, or a moderate net +21, six points down from a moderate +27 in June 2008.

The latest survey found 38 percent satisfied and 28 percent dissatisfied with the House of Representatives, or a moderate net +11, same as in the previous quarter.

It found 39 percent satisfied and 30 percent dissatisfied with the performance of the Supreme Court, or a neutral net +9, just 3 points up from a neutral + 6 in June 2008.

The September 2008 survey found 31 percent satisfied and 34 percent dissatisfied with the Cabinet, or neutral net -3, barely changing from the neutral -9 in June.

The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults in Metro Manila, the Balance of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.