60% of Filipinos favor Poe as next DICT chief

A recent survey by Tangere indicates that a majority of Filipinos, nearly 60%, favor Senator Grace Poe to be the next Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

Senator Poe's supporters cited her experience chairing the Senate committee on public information and mass media and her authorship of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act as key reasons for their preference.

Conversely, those who opposed Poe's potential appointment primarily pointed to a perceived lack of specific experience in information technology (IT) within her background.

The survey also revealed that younger respondents aged 26 to 35 from Southern Luzon, Northern Luzon, and the Visayas were the strongest proponents of Poe for the DICT chief position.

A notable portion of the surveyed population, 27%, remained undecided about who should lead the DICT, while 14% believed Senator Poe was not suitable for the role.

The opposition to Poe's appointment was more prevalent among respondents aged 36 to 50 residing in Metro Manila.

The Tangere poll, which had a margin of error of +/- 2.15% at a 95% confidence level, surveyed 2,000 participants using a mobile-based application and stratified random sampling.