Villar slide continues; Erap disputes SWS result 04/27/2010

Villar slide continues; Erap disputes SWS result

04/27/2010 Three weeks into the national elections, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Manuel Villar Jr. continues to lose points, dropping to a preference of 26 percent to remain at second place and within striking distance of former President Joseph Estrada of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) at third with 17 percent, the latest BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations (SWS) Pre-Election Survey showed. Liberal Party (LP) bet Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III remains in the survey lead with a 38 percent pre-ference. Administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. gained three points to nine percent in the survey conducted from April 16 to 19. Estrada dismissed the results of the latest SWS survey saying it is not credible. Estrada said that he is not inclined to believe that his rating dropped from 19 to 17 percent amid a survey commissioned by Interior and Local Governments Secretary Ronaldo Puno which allegedly showed that he has overtaken Villar in the number two spot. “There were 6,000 respondents in the Puno survey while respondents in the SWS survey were only 1,400, the Puno survey is more credible than the SWS,” Estrada said in a chance interview at the PMP national campaign headquarters in Mandaluying City yesterday morning.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100427hed6.html

HEADLINES Report finds Duterte guilty of graft Erap, Enrile: Villar is a liar Malacañang lauds Defense chief for ‘endorsing’ Villar Agra won’t inhibit self in Ampatuan case No urgency to decide on manual bid — Comelec Villar slide continues; Erap disputes SWS result