Aquino dominates in the Pulse Asia survey
Less than four weeks before election day and Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III still leads in the presidential polls, despite the constant accusations and black propaganda hurled by rival candidate, Manuel Bamba Villar Jr.
In the Pulse Asia survey conducted on 3,000 registered voters nationwide last March 21 to 28, Aquino scored 37%, a twelve-percent lead over Villar, who went down four points since the February survey, to 25%.
Deposed president Joseph Estrada got 18%, while official administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro still lags in single-digits at 7%.
According to Pulse Asia, Aquino leads in most areas and socio-economic classes.
Edwin Lacierda, spokesperson of Aquino’s presidential campaign, said this was proof that the people are fed up with Villar’s propaganda of lies and transactional politics and that “Aquino is the only candidate capable of uniting the country under clean and honest governance. The bandwagon of support has begun because the volunteers have dared to come out in numbers. Our message—walang corrupt, walang mahirap—has been resonating. It is the only way to wake our country up from its coma.”
“The people have realized that the Villarroyo tandem is no fabrication. Villar is the administration’s secret candidate,” Lacierda added. “The connections are becoming clearer everyday.”
In the vice-presidential race, LP’s Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II leads with 43%, 20 percentage-points over closest rival, Sen. Loren Legarda, who came in at 23%.
According to Florencio “Butch” Abad, general campaign manager of the LP, the Nacionalistas have hurled everything including the kitchen sink at the Noy-Mar tandem, and yet their popularity remains high. “The Nacionalista Party continues to pour ludicrous amounts of money into both their air war and ground war, but the resolve of Aquino’s supporters is strong,” he said. “What more can Villar do?”
Abad said the LP tandem will continue to spread their message of good and honest governance.
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