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E-mailLiberal Party presidential bet Senator Noynoy Aquino has edged out the Nacionalista Party’s Senator Manny Villar for a slim lead in the latest survey by Pulse Asia.
"With less than three months before the May 10, 2010 elections, [Aquino] again takes the lead in the presidential race, garnering 36% of voter preferences," said Pulse Asia in its March 5 press release.
"Compared to the January survey, voter support for Senator Aquino is virtually unchanged. On the other hand, voter preference for former President [Joseph Estrada] improves (by 6 percentage points) while that for Senator Villar declines (by 6 percentage points),” the statement added.
Aquino came in with a support rating of 36%, down 1 percentage point from the last survey. Villar on the other hand, went from 35% in the January survey to 29%. Coming in at third place was Estrada, up from 12% in January to 18% in March.
Far behind were administration bet Gilbert Teodoro with 5%, Jesus is Lord Church founder Eddie Villanueva with 2%, and Senator Dick Gordon with 1%. The final two presidentiables, Senator Jamby Madrigal and environmentalist activist Nicanor Perlas both came in at less than 1%.
A total of 1,800 Filipino adults took part in the survey which has a margin of error of plus/minus 2%. Pulse Asia noted that the survey was taken during the height of the C-5 road extension controversy which centered on Villar.
The survey body added, "As in the previous survey, about the same number of voters with a presidential preference says that they opted for their candidate because he/she is not corrupt (26%) as cites his/her caring for the poor (22%). Other reasons cited for preferring a candidate are that he/she can do/is doing/will do something (14%); helps/is helping others (11%); is a good person (10%) and is used to governing/has experience (7%).”
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