The most trusted news outlet remains to be GMA-7 with a steady 45 percent trust rating, followed by ABS-CBN Online with 40 percent, based on the PAHAYAG 2025 Third Quarter (PQ3-2025) survey.
PQ3 survey results conducted from September 27 to 30, 2025, comprising 1,500 respondents who are registered Filipino voters, also showed that the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s went down to 37 percent from 41 percent while DZMM (formerly DWPM Radyo 630) continues to gain traction, marking its second consecutive quarter of improvement in trust ratings (31 percent, up from 25 percent) as more listeners become aware of the station.
Despite stable trust ratings overall, several news organizations experience increases in distrust levels this quarter.
These include TV5/Interaksyon (22 percent distrust, from 17 percent), PTV4 (26 percent, from 21 percent), NET 25 (25 percent, from 20 percent), Eagle News (22 percent, from 19 percent), UNTV (22 percent, from 18 percent), Philippine STAR (20 percent, from 16 percent), Manila Times (22 percent, from 18 percent), BusinessWorld (20 percent, from 16 percent), BusinessMirror (22 percent, from 16 percent), SunStar Philippines (22 percent, from 18 percent), and Abante (29 percent, from 26 percent).
Similarly, radio news outlets register rising distrust despite steady trust levels: DZRH (19 percent, from 14 percent), DZBB (19 percent, from 15 percent), Radyo Pilipinas (20 percent, from 16 percent), and Bombo Radyo (20 percent, from 16 percent).
SMNI (33 percent distrust, from 28 percent) and Rappler (34 percent, from 32 percent) remain the most distrusted news outlets among Filipino voters this quarter.