Grace Poe still leads Pulse Asia 2019 senatorial survey

Senator Grace Poe remained to be the front-runner in the 2019 senatorial elections, the latest survey by Pulse Asia revealed on Monday, July 9.

In its survey done from June 16 to 21 this year, Pulse Asia said that if the May 2019 election were held during the survey period, among 58 individuals included in the survey’s senatorial probe, there are 13 of them would have a statistical chance of winning.

“Practically, all of the probable winners are either incumbent or former members of Congress,” it said.

The recent survey showed that 67.4 percent of respondents said they would vote Poe in the upcoming midterm elections.

Poe was followed by Taguig City Representative Pia Cayetano, which has the support of 55.7 percent of Filipinos in her bid to return to the Senate.

Senator Cynthia Villar, another re-electionist, placed third in the survey, garnering 50.1 percent, followed by presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio with a 46.2 percent level of support.

Completing the top five was Senator Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, Jr., who was backed by 41.9 percent voters.

Other probable winners in the Senate race, the Pulse Asia reported, were former Senator Jinggoy Estrada with 37.9 percent, followed by Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Ronald dela Rosa and Senator Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III who both obtained 37.7 percent. All of whom were ranked fifth to 12th place.

Senator Nancy Binay, who ranked sixth to 12th place, got 37.1 percent.

Those who have a statistical ranking of sixth to 13th place were former Senator Sergio “Serge” Osmeña with 36.6 percent, Senator Lito Lapid with 36.2 percent, and Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito with 35.6 percent.

Moreover, Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, who placed 10th to 16th in the survey, registered a voter preference of 32.1 percent.

Other names who landed in the top 20 were Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos (29.9 percent), Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista (28.5 percent), actor Robin Padilla (28.2 percent), and columnist Mon Tulfo (27.1 percent).

“Only 4.8% of Filipinos are not inclined to support any of those listed in the senatorial probe,” the Pulse Asia noted.

It added that 55 percent or a small majority of Filipinos already have a complete slate for the senatorial race, with only 11 months left before the midterm elections.

The survey, which used face-to-face interviews, was conducted among 1,800 registered voters 18 years old and above nationwide, with a plus or minus two percent error margin at the 95 percent confidence level.

Error margins at 95 percent confidence level were plus or minus six percent for Metro Manila; plus or minus three percent for the rest of Luzon; and plus or minus five percent for each of Visayas and Mindanao.