Mark Villar tops senatorial survey of research center

THE LATEST survey of the HKPH- Public Opinion and Research Center i n collaboration with the Hong Kong- based Asia Research Center showed f ormer Department of Public Works and Highways ( DPWH) secretary Mark Villar topping the senatorial race with a 70.5% voter preference.

“I s a n g m a l a k i n g karangalan at inspirasyon po sa akin ang suporta, tiwala at pagpapahalaga sa aking serbisyo publiko. Masaya po ako sa resulta ng survey at maraming salamat po sa mga taong sumusuporta at naniniwala sa aking kakayahan na mag lingkod sa ating bansa. Isang malaking karangalan po ito sa akin,” Villar said. Mark Villar ( 70.5%) was f o l l o wed by A n t i q u e representative Loren Legarda ( 66.3%), broadcaster Raffy Tulfo ( 62.7%), Sorsogon governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero ( 58.4%), Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri ( 53.6%), and Filipino film actor Robin Padilla (46.8%). Meanwhile, in 7th to 12th place were Sen. Win Gatchalian (46.2%), former House Speaker Alan Cayetano (45.1%), former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay (43.7%), former senator JV Estrada Ejercito (41.5%), former senator Jinggoy Estrada (37.8%) and former sSenator Gringo Honasan ( 34.1%). Also included in the list of preferred senatorial candidates were Sen. Risa Hontiveros (33.4%) at 13th place followed by Sen. Joel Villanueva ( 31.6%), Sen. Dick Gordon (28.1%), former

Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista ( 25.3%), former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (23.5%), former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ( 22.7%), former Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro (21.2%), Sen. Leila De Lima (17.5%), former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Guillermo Eleazar (17.2%), Astravel “Astra” Pimentel-Naik (16.8%), Atty. Chel Diokno (14.6%) and Atty. Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon (13.5%).

“Maraming salamat po ulit sa HKPH-Public Opinion and Research Center. Asahan niyo na akin pong ipagpapatuloy ang magandang nasimulan ng Build, Build, Build Program upang makapagbigay ng kabuhayan para sa mga manggagawang Pilipino. Salamat po suporta sa akin, lalo na po ang adhikain natin na ipagpatuloy ang ‘ Build Build Build. Mahal ko po kayo,” Villar added.

The survey was conducted from April 24-28, 2022 using face-to-face interviews with 5,500 respondents, the margin of error is 1% for the national percentage./