Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Senator Manny Villar has recovered his loss in the presidential surveys, cutting the lead of frontrunner Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III from 12 to 8 points, according to the latest Social Weather Station survey commissioned by an ally.
The survey, held from March 28-30, gave Villar a 29-percentage point or just an eight-point difference from Aquino’s 37 percent. Former president Joseph Estrada came in 3rd place with 17 percent from previous 19 percent, then former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro with 8 percent from previous 6 percent.
In the last Pulse Asia survey conducted from March 21-28, Aquino’s lead against Villar went up to 12 percent with 37 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
The SWS survey, however, was commissioned by Villar’s ally, House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora with a margin of error of plus-minus 2.2 percent.
NP spokesman and senatorial bet Gilbert Remulla said Villar’s improvement in the surveys only confirms the observation of some political analysts that the NP standard-bearer is poised to stage a strong comeback to close again the gap with Aquino.
“That’s a leap of four points (25 percent Pulse Asia to 29 percent SWS), immediately after the field personnel of the other survey firm were just wrapping up their own results,” Remulla said in a statement on Sunday.
He said Villar normally rises up in the ratings game after the “slandering and virulent attacks” of Aquino’s camp have settled down.
“The lies linking him (Villar) to the GMA (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) camp have just been refuted by President Arroyo herself and her allies as they announced unequivocal support to Gibo as their candidate,” he said. Gibo is Teodoro’s nickname.
“We’re happy that Gibo is back in the arms of his true buddies after his principal backer, GMA, was stolen by the LP camp by shrewdly linking her to our candidate,” said Remulla.
He said Aquino’s Liberal Party, acting like a rich "haciendero" spoiled brat, was just given a heavy spanking by Malacanang when it ordered all its allies to throw their full support behind Teodoro.
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