BBM maintains lead in Pulse Asia survey a week before elections

AWEEK before the May 9 elections, presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has maintained his lead in the 2022 presidential race, according to the latest Pulse Asia Survey.

In a nationwide survey conducted from April 16 to 21, the Pulse Asia said Marcos is still favored by 56 percent of respondents. His rating was unchanged from March survey.

The survey said Marcos was preferred in the National Capital Region with 57 percent, Luzon with 54 percent, Visayas with 47 percent and Mindanao with 67 percent.

Vice President Leni Robredo, meanwhile, remained second with 23 percent, 1 percent lower than her 24 percent’s March rating.

Robredo’s spokesman Atty. Barry Gutierrez said the latest survey confirms Robredo’s upward “trajectory and momentum.”

“Her numbers remain encouraging, even if the survey does not yet capture the series of massive rallies from mid April onwards, including the recordbreaking 400,000 Pasay rally on April 23,” he said.

“The remaining weeks of the campaign have seen intensified efforts at house-to-house, person-to-person campaigning by thousands of volunteers, which we believe will translate to support on election day,” Gutierrez added.

Meanwhile, Sen. Manny Pacquiao overtook Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in the third place. Pacquiao placed third with 7 percent.

On the other hand, Moreno recorded a 4 percent score, lower than his 8 percent in March.

According to Pulse Asia, 2,400 respondents were asked: “Kung ang darating na eleksyon sa Mayo 2022 ay gaganapin ngayon, sino po ang inyong iboboto bilang President ng Pilipinas?” The margin of error is at ± 2 percent.

For the vice presidential race, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte maintained her lead with 55 percent, 1 percent lower than her March rating. Duterte continued her lead in all island groups. Duterte got the highest support of 80 percent in Mindanao.

Following her lead, Lakaschristian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate Duterte said she will bank on her tibay ng puso to deliver on the needs of Filipinos moving forward should she become victorious on May 9.

“I would not say na I will be the best vice president that our country will ever have, we will let history be the judge of that,” said the presidential daughter.

“I’m not the best, I’m not the brightest, I’m not the most brilliant candidate out there.

Pero kung may ipapagawa ka sa akin I will move mountains para ma-deliver ’yan sa iyo. So ’yan po yung nasa akin and of course

nasa ating lahat mga Pilipino,” she added.

In the survey, Duterte was followed by Senate President Tito Sotto with 18 percent, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan with 16 percent and Dr. Willie Ong with 3 percent.

Top senatorial picks

BROADCASTER Raffy Tulfo and three term senator Loren Legarda, meanwhile, are virtually tied for the top spot in the most recent Pulse Asia Senatorial Preference Survey.

Conducted from April 16 to 21, 2022, the Pulse Asia poll showed Tulfo with a 50.4 percent voter preference, closely followed by Legarda at 49.4 percent. With only a one percent (1 percent) difference, the two candidates are virtually tied at first and second places in the so-called “Magic 12.”

With only a week to go before the May 9 elections, Legarda and Tulfo are consistently ahead in the monthly senatorial survey preferences of different polling outfits. Legarda had a strong showing in all three surveys conducted by Pulse Asia, OCTA Research and Pulso ng Pilipino.

Akbayan’s choice

AKBAYAN, a national political party comprised of 100,000 democratic socialists, progressives, reform advocates, and sectoral and mass movement leaders, reiterated its full support for the reelection of Sen. Risa Hontiveros.

The party also formally endorsed the senatorial bid of Senator Leila de Lima, former Sen. Antonio Trillanes, former Congressman Teddy Baguilat, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, trade union leader Sonny Matula, and Atty. Alex Lacson.