Makabayan decries errors, inaccuracies in latest Pulse Asia survey

Posted on | December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño today decried what he termed as Pulse Asia’s Ana Maria Tabunda’s inaccurate and misleading analysis of the impact of Sen. Chiz Escudero’s withdrawal on the poll ratings of other presidential candidates.

The key question that Pulse Asia failed to address is why is Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s ratings unchanged despite Sen. Escudero’s public support for his candidacy? We don’t understand why Tabunda is harping on Sen. Villar’s four percent increase in his ratings, saying it did not go up as much as it should,” said Casiño.

“Worse, Ms. Tabunda even concludes that it was the Nacionalista Party’s support for Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Maza that caused Villar’s ratings to increase only so much.”

“Tabunda’s statement is not factual. At the time the survey was conducted, Reps. Ocampo and Maza were not yet included in Sen. Villar’s line-up and they had just declared themselves as independent candidates. Given this, there was no inclusion into the NP slate that she says had a negative impact on how the public viewed Sen. Villar and his campaign for the presidency at that given period,” Casiño said.

He stressed that Ocampo and Maza were officially declared guest candidates of the NP on December 14, clearly after the December 8-10 Pulse Asia survey was made.

Casiño said that Ocampo and Maza will bring their own 3 million voter base into the senatorial fray, and the figure can only grow as the official campaign period comes closer. “We are confident of the people’s support,” he said.

“It’s quite noticeable that Tabunda did not bother to explain the standstill in Noynoy Aquino’s popularity ratings despite the support he received from Sen. Escudero. Sen. Villar’s ratings, in contrast, increased by four percent even if Escudero is more identified with former Pres. Estrada’s camp,” Casiño said. ###

from: http://makabayan.org.ph/story/makabayan-decries-errors-inaccuracies-latest-pulse-asia-survey

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