Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III (Liberal Party)
remains on top in a recent survey commissioned by an ally of rival Sen.
Manny Villar Jr. (Nacionalista Party) .
According to the results of the survey conducted from March 28 to 30 and
purportedly commissioned by House Minority Floor Leader Ronaldo Zamora,
Villar scored 29 percentage points, or eight points behind Aquino’s 37.
The NP claimed the survey was from Social Weather Station (SWS),
although the poll firm has yet to confirm it. Calls made by GMANews.TV
to its office were not answered.
In the SWS survey last month that was commissioned by
BusinessWorld, Villar got 28 percent while Aquino got 37 percent.
In a statement, the NP still expressed exultation over the latest
survey, saying it was a “leap" from the 12-point lead enjoyed by Aquino
in the March 21 to 28 survey by rival pollster Pulse Asia,
where the LP bet got 37 percent compared to Villar’s 25.
“That’s a leap of four points [25 percent in Pulse Asia to 29 percent in
SWS], immediately after the field personnel of the other survey firm
were just wrapping up their own results," said NP senatorial candidate
and spokesperson Gilbert Remulla in a statement.
“Misleading the public"
The LP, meanwhile, castigated NP for allegedly trying to mislead the
public by hyping on the supposed cut in Aquino's lead.
In a text message, LP spokesman and Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada said if the
Zamora-commissioned survey is true, then it showed that Villar gained
only a point – from 28 percent to 29 percent – compared to the SWS poll
that preceded it.
“You do not compare survey results from different survey companies," he
pointed out, adding that the four-point cut in Aquino’s lead that the LP
stated in its statement was actually based on the results of SWS and
Pulse Asia surveys.
“Again the NP is trying to mislead the public," Tañada said. “Obviously
the NP is desperately trying to look for ways to cover up the fact that
the lead of Senator Aquino seems to be stable if you compared the
commissioned and the non-commissioned surveys of the SWS."
He added that the one-point gain by Villar in the two SWS surveys “is
within the margin of error and is negligible."
The LP has accused Villar of being the “secret candidate" of President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Other presidential bets
The Zamora-commissioned poll also showed former president Joseph Estrada
(Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino) falling to 17 percent from previous 19
percent, and administration bet Gilberto Teodoro (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
picking up two points to score eight percent.
The statement did not indicate the preference ratings for other
presidential aspirants Sen. Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan), evangelist
Eddie Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas), Sen. Jamby Madrigal (independent),
environmentalist Nicanor Perlas (independent), and Olongapo City
councilor John Carlos delos Reyes (Ang Kapatiran).
David Mikael Taclino
Inyu Web Development and Design
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