Noynoy’s rating dwindles to 31%

12/14/2009: A fourth quarter survey conducted by the Center, which is manned by Ed Malay, also a spokesman of former President Fidel Ramos, showed that while Sen. Noynoy Aquino still leads in the survey of presidentiables, his lead has however, dwindled as rival candidates inch their way up using the public forums to focus attention on themselves.

Some 31 percent or 372 of the 1,200 respondents said they will vote for Noynoy Aquino while 24 percent or 288 respondents said they will go for Sen. Manny Villar.

Villar inches closer in latest SWS poll

December 13, 2009: Nacionalista Party president and standard-bearer Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar is inching closer on frontrunner and Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations.

Based on the SWS national survey for November, Villar is fast catching up with a solid 45 percent of respondents favoring him to replace President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through the May 2010 elections, narrowing the lead of perceived frontrunner Aquino who had a 59 percent rating.

Transcript of Sen. Manny Villar’s press conference

October 26, 2009

Q: Reaction sa Senate Media mock polls
Villar: Nais ko munang magpasalamat sa resulta ng mock polls dito sa Senado. Natutuwa ako dahil maganda naman ang pagtingin sa atin ng Senate media. Mahalaga kasi iyan. Alam natin na matatalino ang Senate media. Malaking bagay iyan. Basta sa akin, I’ve always looked at the Senate media as our friends.

Q: May napili ka nang maging VP?
Villar: Ang napagkasunduan ng partido ay maga-announce tayo first or second week of November. Nagse-zero in na tayo sa ilang mga kandidato. Mahalaga kasi na ang prinsipyo niya kung sino man siya at ang prinsipyo ko ay magkatugma para mas malakas at mas makakatulong tayo sa ating bansa. Iyon ang primary consideration natin.