Liberal Party (LP) chairman President Benigno S. Aquino III raises the hands of the administration senate slate for the 2016 national elections during the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid: Ang Pagpapakilala at the Balay Expo Centro Building in EDSA corner McArthur Avenue, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City on Monday (October 12). The 12 senatorial bets includes COOP NATCCO party-list Representative Cresente Paez; Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) director and former Akbayan party-list Representative Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel; former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel “Joel” Villanueva; former Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla; Senator Ralph Recto; Senate President Franklin Drilon; former Senator and former food security czar Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan; former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima; Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs and Special Concerns Nariman Ambolodto; Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona III; and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) general manger and chief operating officer Mark Lapid. Also in photo are LP Presidential Candidate former DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II; LP Vice Presidential Candidate Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo; and LP vice chairman and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (MNS photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) – Malacañang on Friday shrugged off the results of the recent Social Weather Stations survey showing a decline in the ratings of administration presidential candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.
“Public opinion survey results continue to be in flux as the start of the campaign period draws nearer,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in text statement.
Coloma said Filipinos should instead look at the candidates’ stand on issues instead of survey results.
“It is best that voters give greater attention to knowing and understanding the candidates’ platforms of government to ensure that the country can build on the concrete gains that have been achieved and sustain our present high growth trajectory,” he said.
The SWS survey, conducted January 8 to 10 among 1,200 registered voters, showed Vice President Jejomar Binay (with 31 percent of the votes) leading the race, followed by Senator Grace Poe (with 24 percent).
While Binay enjoyed an increase in ratings, Poe and Roxas both suffered a slight decline.
Roxas placed third (with 21 percent), followed by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (with 20 percent). (MNS)