Poe still up in new poll; Binay 2nd, Roxas 3rd

DESPITE dropping 3 percentage points from the previous survey round, Sen. Grace Poe still leads in the latest Pulse Asia survey for ABS-CBN released last night.

The survey, conducted from Aug. 27 to Sept. 3 amid the Iglesia ni Cristo protest, asked respondents: “Of the people on this list, whom would you vote for President of the Philippines if the 2016 elections were held today and they were candidates?”

Pulse Asia provided a list, but allowed respondents to name others not on the list.

Poe’s rating dropped from 30 percent in June to 27 percent in August.

Vice President Jejomar Binay followed, down to 21 percent from 22 percent.

Former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, meanwhile, climbed 8 points from 10 percent in June to 18 percent in August.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s rating was unchanged at 15 percent between June and August.

Also on the list were Sen. Bongbong Marcos (5 percent),

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada (5 percent), Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago (4 percent), Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (1 percent), and former Sen. Panfilo Lacson (1 percent).

The survey used face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents. It had a margin of error of plus-orminus 3 percentage points.

Across areas and classes, Poe was the choice of 34 percent in Luzon outside Metro Manila, 28 percent in Metro Manila, 22 percent in the Visayas and 18 percent in Mindanao.

By socioeconomic classes, Poe got 27 percent each in Class D and Class E, and 25 percent in Class ABC.

Binay was the choice of 23 percent in Metro Manila, 23 percent in the Visayas, 20 percent in Mindanao, 20 percent in Balance Luzon. He got 27 percent among Class E, 20 percent among Class D and 14 percent among Class ABC.

Roxas was the choice of 29 percent in the Visayas, 19 percent in Luzon outside Metro Manila, 14 percent in Mindanao, 10 percent in Metro Manila. He received 19 percent among Class D, 18 percent among Class ABC and 17 percent among Class E.

Duterte was the choice of 35 percent in Mindanao, 18 percent in Metro Manila, 10 percent in the Visayas and 7 percent in Luzon outside Metro Manila. He garnered 17 percent among Class ABC, 15 percent among Class D and 14 percent in Class E.