{"id":61943,"date":"2015-09-24T15:29:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T07:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=61943"},"modified":"2015-09-24T15:29:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T07:29:41","slug":"aquino-welcomes-roxas-standing-in-latest-presidential-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/09\/24\/aquino-welcomes-roxas-standing-in-latest-presidential-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquino welcomes Roxas\u2019 standing in latest presidential polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"President<\/a>
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivers his speech during the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) 17th Conferment Ceremony at the Rizal Hall of the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on Tuesday (September 22, 2015).
(Photo from the Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau\/ Joseph Vidal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III greatly welcomed former Interior Secretary Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas II\u2019s improved standing in latest presidential preferences surveys despite still lagging behind Senator Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar \u201cJojo\u201d Binay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe point here, the 18-point jump, that is very significant. So even if he is number two now, the so-called numbers before were quite far. And I suppose a lot are able to see that the continuity that we are pushing for should really be pursued by the people,\u201d Aquino told reporters, referring to the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) presidential preference polls where Roxas\u2019 percentage point jumped to 39 percent from 21 percent in the previous survey.<\/p>\n

In the latest SWS poll, the administration\u2019s standard bearer also gained big, being \u2018statistically tied\u2019 with Poe and Binay due to nominal point differences in their percentage points.<\/p>\n

Roxas, for his part, remained optimistic with his improved ratings in recent pre-election surveys.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagpapasalamat po ako sa suporta ng ating mga kababayan. Ikinagagalak po ng buong Daang Matuwid coalition ang nangyaring pag-angat sa ating mga numero sa huling survey ng SWS<\/em>,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

(I\u2019m thankful for the support of our people. The increase in our numbers in the latest SWS survey has brought joy to the entire \u2018Daang Matuwid\u2019 (Straight Path) coalition.)<\/p>\n

Poe\u2019s citizenship issue <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Aquino also hoped that Poe\u2019s citizenship issue will be resolved soon so that she may be able to join the presidential race in next year\u2019s national elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am just trying to be careful with what I say. Now, she is being obligated to show that her parents are Filipino citizens so you can benefit from the concept being followed \u2013 jus sanguini \u2013 you follow the blood of the mother usually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it seems fair to hope that the case she is facing now will be resolved soon, and in the end, she will be given the opportunity to let the people judge all those seeking their mandate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Although having Roxas as his \u2018anointed one,\u2019 the President preferred that the Filipino people decide whether Poe should be his successor or not. \u00a0Moreover, the administration would not take advantage of the issues the neophyte senator has been facing to spearhead the campaign of their presidential bet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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