AS IF TO DISPROVE CLAIMS that the Binays were losing their grip on Makati City, the camp of mayoral bet Jejomar Erwin “Jun-jun” Binay Jr. announced Wednesday he was leading the pack of candidates according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
In a statement, Binay spokesperson Lito Anzures said the SWS survey conducted from April 7 to 9 among 600 Makati respondents showed Jun-jun Binay, son of outgoing Makati mayor and vice presidential candidate Jejomar Binay, having a 46 percent share of the votes.
The Makati survey was commissioned by Victor Limlingan, nephew of Binay’s senior adviser Gerardo Limlingan, who was injured in a shooting incident in Cainta, Rizal, last month.
According to the SWS, Binay has a commanding 22-percent lead over his nearest rival, Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, who got 24 percent. Erwin Genuino ranked third with 18 percent and former Sen. Agapito “Butz” Aquino was in fourth place, with 1 percent.
The younger Binay is leading in both first and second districts of Makati getting 51 percent and 41 percent, respectively.
He also leads in all socioeconomic classes, garnering a 51-percent approval rating from the ABC class, 44 percent from the D class, and 48 percent from the E class.
Anzures said the SWS survey, along with a recent Pulse Asia survey, disproved claims made by Mercado’s camp of a “close fight” in Makati.
“This shows the residents of Makati believe in the brand of service espoused by Jun-jun. They believe he is more than qualified to be mayor who can continue and expand the benefits they are already receiving,” he said.
In the Pulse Asia survey conducted Feb. 13-14, the younger Binay got 50 percent of the votes while the vice mayor was tailing with 20 percent, followed by Genuino with 17 percent.
In past interviews, Mercado told reporters that surveys were not reflections of the actual elections on May 10.
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