Villar, Aquino remain “tie” in SWS survey

Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar has not left the top spot and remains statistically tied with Liberal Party (LP) candidate Sen. Noynoy Aquino based on the latest presidential preference survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The SWS survey, commissioned by a leading business broadsheet,  showed Villar garnering 34 percent, just two percentage points away from Aquino’s 36 percent.

With a margin of error of plus-minus 2 points, the ranking of the two presidential candidates are considered tied.

Villar lost one percentage point compared to his previous rating in the January SWS survey but Aquino shed six big percentage points.

Villar, Aquino tied in MST survey

The presidential race remains a tie between Nacionalista standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar and Liberal Party presidential bet Sen. Benigno Aquino III as shown by the latest survey of Manila Standard Today (MST).

The survey conducted Feb 20-26 with 2,500 respondents revealed that 34 percent chose Aquino while 32 percent chose Villar. It has a plus or minus two percent error margin on the results. Compared with the MST survey done in January, both candidates lost 2 points (Aquino, 36%; Villar, 34%).

Since December 2009, the MST survey showed that Aquino lost 12 points, while Villar improved in January when he gained 7 points.

Aquino freefalling from 60% to 36%

Villar still on track, chips away 11-point lead of closest rival to only 7 points

Despite relentless vilification campaign and pouring in of millions in television ads by his closest rival, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar continuous to hold a formidable rating compared to the freefalling numbers of Sen. Benigno Aquino III of the Liberal Party (LP).

Based on the recent survey of Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) held January 28-February 3,  Aquino led Villar by 11 percentage points, scoring 41.54 percent against Villar’s 30.63 percent.

In the newest Pulse Asia survey from February 21-25, the lead of Aquino contracted by 7 percentage points with 36 percent against Villar’s 29 percent.

Villar is most trusted bet in May 10 polls — Pulse Asia

Only Senators Manuel Villar Jr. and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III enjoy majority trust ratings among those seeking to become the country’s next President, with Villar having a slight edge over Aquino in Pulse Asia’s latest survey.

The survey, conducted last January 22 to 26, said 70 percent of the 1,800 respondents had “big trust” in Villar, slightly better than Aquino’s 64 percent.

Pulse Asia earlier released a presidential preference survey conducted during the same period, where Aquino was preferred by 37 percent of voters, and Villar by 35 percent.

Villar ties with Aquino in yet another survey

NP senatoriables got the top three rankings, ten out of 12 senatorial slots

Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Senator Mannny Villar is tied with Liberal Party (LP) bet Senator Noynoy Aquino in the latest nationwide survey conducted by The Issues and Advocacy Center or The CENTER. Both presidential aspirants got 27 percent in the said survey.

“Ako naman ay natutuwa na sunod-sunod ang mga survey results na nagpapakita na talagang tumataas ang ating rankings. Ito ay nagpapatunay lamang na nagbubunga ang aming pagod sa pagpaparating sa ating mga kababayan ng aming plataporma at ito ay kanilang nagugustuhan naman,” said Villar.

Conrado de Quiros on Noynoy and the Luisita Massacre

The following is a piece written by Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros, which appeared on November 22, 2004 in the Inquirer, six days after the Luisita Massacre. (de Quiros is now a staunch supporter of Aquino’s presidential bid)

There’s The Rub: Broke
By Conrado de Quiros
Inquirer News Service

Note: Published on page A14 of the November 22, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

No one gets left behind in war vs poverty – Villar

s As soldiers often say in the heat of battle, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar vowed to “leave no one behind” in his bid to stamp out poverty in the country.

“The next president must make sure that economic growth redounds to the benefit of the poor. I believe that any growth must be inclusive, that no one is left behind when the economy improves,” Villar said.

The NP standard-bearer said the findings of three international development agencies – the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the UN Development Program (UNDP) – on the poverty problem in the Philippines should be a wake-up call for the national leadership.

The Candidates: Villar

The most hurtful words hurled against her father, according to Camille Villar, are magnanakaw (thief) and coward.

The Vote 2010: So you want to be president? (Manny Villar)

MANILA, Philippines – To help voters make an informed choice in May, The Philippine STAR has started a series of interviews, in no particular order, with candidates for president.

Meetings are hosted by The STAR in the newspaper’s office, with the editorial staff asking the candidates questions on a wide range of issues.

The answers, recorded on tape and in video, portions of which can be viewed online in philstar.com, can later be used as references for campaign promises met or unfulfilled, goals achieved or changed.

MBV Launches YES in Nueva Ecija

The Movement for Better Values (MBV) launched yesterday an entrepreneur summit in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, to encourage the youth and young professionals adopt the ideals of economic success.

Conducted at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), the Young Entrepreneurs Summit (YES) advocates values-based entrepreneurship as core for the country’s real development through ensured access to skills, tools and institutions.

As part of its advocacy program, the MBV pledged to donate P100,000 to the students.

“The students and the school authorities can use the money as seed capital to put up income-generating projects for the students, specially those whose families are affected by the El Nino,” the MBV said in its statement.