Wednesday, November 19, 2008
De Castro still tops presidential survey
WITH a year and a half to go before the presidential elections, Pulse Asia revealed that Filipinos still do not have a clear choice for the post of president in the May 2010 elections.
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The October 14-27 Pulse Asia survey, which had 1,200 respondents, showed five possible contenders for the presidency registering almost similar overall voter preferences ranging from 13 to 18 percent.
The survey showed that if the May 2010 polls were held today, the presidential race would be a five-way contest among Vice President Noli de Castro (18 percent), former President Joseph Estrada (17 percent), former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. (17 percent), Senator Francis Escudero (15 percent), and Senator Loren Legarda (13 percent).
The other presidentiables were: Senator Panfilo Lacson (seven percent); Senator Manuel Roxas II (six percent); and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando, and Jesus Is Lord leader Eduardo Villanueva (one percent each). Binay and Fernando have declared their intention to run for president.
As of the October survey, the first choice of voters was still de Castro followed by Estrada, Villar, Escudero, Legarda, Lacson, and Roxas.
In Metro Manila, Escudero (22 percent) was the frontrunner followed by Villar (16 percent), Estrada (13 percent), de Castro (nine percent), and Legarda (eight percent).
Luzon somewhat mirrored the overall results, with de Castro and Villar getting 18 percent of voters followed by Estrada (17 percent), Escudero (16 percent), and Legarda (14 percent).
In the Visayas, considered the bailiwick of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, de Castro (22 percent) led the race followed by Legarda (21 percent), Villar (18 percent), Escudero (12 percent), and Estrada (eight percent).
Mindanao was pro-Estrada (30 percent) followed by de Castro (20 percent), Villar (13 percent), Escudero (11 percent), and Legarda (10 percent).
The rich Class ABC preferred Villar (19 percent) followed by Escudero (17 percent), de Castro (14 percent), Roxas (12 percent), Estrada (10 percent), Lacson (nine percent), Legarda (eight percent), Fernando (four percent), and Binay (one percent).
The "masa" Class D opted for de Castro and Villar (both 18 percent) followed by Escudero (17 percent), Estrada (14 percent), and Legarda (12 percent).
Among the "poor" Class E, Estrada (27 percent) was the top pick followed by de Castro (19 percent), Legarda (18 percent), Villar (14 percent), and Escudero (10 percent). (JMR/Sunnex)
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