It’s a Noynoy tsunami
Noynoy tsunami
It’s a Noynoy tsunami.
If elections were held today, in a five-cornered presidential contest, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, fight will win hands down with 50 per cent of the votes, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last Sept. 5 and 6 in the vote-rich region of the National Capital Region, Pangasinan, Central Luzon and the Calabarzon.
The survey, done after Sen. Mar Roxas withdrew from the presidential race and before Aquino declared his presidential bid showed Aquino getting 50 percent of the votes followed by Sen. Manuel Villar with 14 per cent, former President Estrada with 13 per cent, Sen. Francis Escudero with 12 per cent and Vice President Noli de Castro with 7 per cent.
If the contest were minus Escudero, Aquino would get 55 per cent; Villar, 17 per cent; Estrada, 15 per cent, and De Castro, 8 per cent. Two percent said, “None” and one percent said “Don’t know.”
If it were a three-cornered fight, Aquino would get 63 per cent; Villar 21 per cent; and De Castro 9 per cent. Two per cent volunteered the name of Estrada. Thre percent said “None” and undecided, one per cent.
As to running mate to Aquino, the team up with Roxas got the highest vote with 51 per cent; Aquino-Escudero with 49 per cent; Aquino- (Loren) Legarda with 46 per cent; Aquino- (Francis) Pangilinan with 43 per cent and Aquino- (Jinggoy) Estrada with 33 per cent.
The survey was conducted among 1,200 respondents in the Luzon regions which consists of 40 per cent of the country’s voting populaltion. Margin of error of plus and minus three per cent.
Pangasinan belongs to Region II (Ilocos Region).
The National Capital Region consists of the cities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon,Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros,Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig City, and Valenzuela.
Central Luzon (Region III) consists San fernando City, Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan,Nueva Ecija, Olongapo City, Pampanga,Tarlac, and Zambales.
Calabarzon (Reg. IV-A) consists of Calamba City, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena City, Quezon, and Rizal.
Source: Ellen Tordesillas Blog
