BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
MORE Filipinos are dissatisfied with the way government is handling the Maguindanao massacre case, with about 75 percent saying that the trial is taking too slow, the March 4-7 survey of the Social Weather Stations showed.
The survey showed that 51 percent of the 1,200 respondents were dissatisfied with the progress of the case, which was higher than the 46 percent dissatisfied in November last year.
Those who expressed satisfaction dropped to 32 percent in March from 41 percent in November, while those were undecided rose to 16 percent in March from 12 percent in November.
The SWS survey also showed that 75 percent of the respondents felt that the case was moving "too slow" as against the 21 percent that felt that it was moving "just fine." Only 4 percent felt that government was "too much in a hurry."
Majority of the respondents, across geographical (70 percent to 81 percent) and socio-economic (62 percent to 95 percent) sector, felt that the case was moving too slow.
The survey also showed the Aquino administration’s net satisfaction score falling to a "poor" level of -19, which is lower by 14 points from the "neutral" level of -5 in November.
Fifty-eight people, including 32 journalists, were killed in Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Nov. 23, 2009. Members of the Ampatuan family led by Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. and their supporters were among those arrested and charged for the massacre.
The SWS survey also showed 47 percent of the respondents believe that the accused are being treated "just right," while 39 percent said the government was "too lenient." Another 13 percent said government was being "too harsh" against the accused.
The survey also showed that 67 percent of the respondents are following the case "very closely/somewhat closely" which is lower than the 70 percent in November and September 2010.
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