Presidential candidates Sen. Grace Poe and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte lead the latest Pulse Asia Survey. The STAR/Kriz John Rosales
MANILA, Philippines – Both Sen. Grace Poe and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte were happy to lead in the latest Pulse Asia survey.
Poe thanked the Filipinos for giving her the consistent lead in Pulse Asia’s surveys.
“Once again, with humility and gratitude, we thank the Filipino people for getting us to the top of the latest Pulse Asia survey,” Poe said in a statement.
“We owe it to them for making their voices heard on their choice for the next president,” she added.
On the other hand, Duterte said he is just hopeful.
“There is hope. But elections is still far away,” Duterte said.
Duterte’s campaign manager, outgoing Bohol Mayor Leoncio Evasco Jr. of Maribojoc town, said they expect Duterte’s ratings to rise as May 9 draws closer, crediting the latest gain to the public’s clamor for change.
“We are where we are comfortable right now. We expect to gain more points as we move toward the second half of the campaign,” Evasco said.
“There is this growing ground swell of discontent among the people and they see in Duterte the strong leadership that the country has been wanting over the last decade,” he added.
Poe’s camp said that it will make use of its campaign to explain their brand of governance, “Gobyernong May Puso” to the Filipinos while Duterte’s camp said “persistence is the key to victory.”
“With about a month and a half remaining in the campaign period, there will be no letup in our efforts to get to the people to explain what Gobyernong May Puso can do for them,” Poe said.
“We will be steadfast in connecting with the people and earning the highest mandate come May 9,” she added.
On Monday, Poe and Duterte shared the top spot as the most preferred president as they are statistically tied in Pulse Asia’s Surveyconducted from March 8 to 13 with 26 and 25 percent, respectively. The survey was held a week after the Supreme Court allowed Poe to run.
Vice President Jejomar Binay’s spokesperson Rico Quicho said the presidential race continues to be tight and claimed that all candidates are statistically tied. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II also said the candidates are in a close fight.
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