The latest Pulse Asia survey has shown nearly no change since last month, with Marcos holding a commanding 33-point lead over second-placed Leni Robredo.
Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PNA file photo) MANILA - Exactly a week before the May 9 elections, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. remains the frontrunner among the presidential candidates in the latest survey of Pulse Asia. Based on the survey from April 16 to 21, 2022, Marcos got the vote of 56 percent of the respondents, which is the same rating he got from the survey last March. Trailing behind is Vice President Leni Robredo with 23 percent, dropping 1 percent from the previous survey. Senator Manny Pacquiao grabbed the third place from Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. They respectively scored 7 percent and 4 percent in the latest survey. Meanwhile, Senator Panfilo Lacson was supported by 2 percent of respondents and remained in the fifth spot. (PNA) }
Despite barely moving in Pulse Asia’s latest survey, the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo remains optimistic that she will have enough votes to clinch the presidential race from perennial frontrunner former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau)
Sen. Manny Pacquiao supporters in Bulacan (Facebook photo) MANILA - Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. retained his overwhelming lead over Vice President Leni Robredo in the presidential race, according to a latest survey result. The surprise development in the Pulse Asia survey result from April 15 to 20, however, was Senator Manny Pacquiao overtaking Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso for the No. 3 spot. Pacquiao placed third with a 7 percent preference score, higher than his 6 percent rating in March, while Domagoso was down to 4 percent from 8 percent in March. The survey that used face-to-face interviews with 2,400 adults showed Marcos getting a 56 percent preference rating, followed by Robredo at 23 percent. Pacquiao was campaigning at his birthplace in Kibawe, Bukidnon and could not be reached for comment. Among the events during the survey period was the Easter Sunday press conference at a Makati City five-star hotel attended by Domagoso and fellow p
Presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson (File photo) MANILA - Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson said his miting de avance before the May 9 national elections will focus and highlight on promoting voter awareness and going beyond the cycle of revenge. In a statement on Monday, Lacson's camp said they are still putting on the finishing touches for the grand rally in the senator's home province of Cavite and a city in Metro Manila. "That's why we're focusing on dialogues. We're focusing on issues, on platforms. And whatever happens, at least, 'yun ang legacy na pwede naming iwanan (that will be our legacy), na (that) we tried our best to change that culture of revenge between the voter and the voted," he said. "Kasi siklo na ng ano ito e, ng higantihan. Kailan pa? Ang nag-su-suffer 'yung bansa (This is a cycle of revenge. Until when? The country is suffering). Hindi OA ito ha (This is no overacting). Because we've been in publi