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SWS exit poll results close to prexy, VP official tally
RESULTS of the exit poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations for TV 5 correctly predicted the winners in the presidential and vice presidential elections, differing only from the June 8 official tally by the National Board of Canvassers by an average of less than 1 percent—0.4 percent to be exact. The exit poll’s final »Read More
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Personality, platform form basis for choosing president—SWS exit poll
MANY Filipinos who cast their votes last Monday say they chose their candidate for president based on the candidate’s platform (45 percent) and personality (46 percent), according to the exit poll done by the Social Weather Stations. In fact, more than half had already decided whom to vote in earlier or February, the survey which »Read More
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Results of SWS exit poll on Senate bets
The TV5-SWS exit poll on the Votes for Senators, with partial sample of 35,825 voters from 731 out of 802 sampled voting centers encoded as of 9 p.m.of May 11: »Read More
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SWS seeks P1M counterclaim vs Gordon
THE Social Weather Stations is seeking P1 million in moral damages from defeated presidential candidate Sen. Richard Gordon for “debasing” its reputation at home and abroad. The research organization sought the compulsory counterclaim when it answered Gordon’s petition filed earlier before a Quezon City regional trial court to stop the publication of pre-election surveys of »Read More
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SWS: Most voters reject self-interest, command voting, political machinery, bandwagon
EIGHTY-SIX percent of registered voters will vote according to social interest rather than self-interest, according to the April pre-election poll of the Social Weather Stations. Majority will also decide for themselves rather than be told whom to vote for, believe popular support rather than political machinery wins the election for a candidate, and will follow »Read More
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Aquino on the brink of victory; Mar ties with Jojo
LAST month, people said the vice presidential race would be a walk in the park for Liberal Party bet Mar Roxas as he pulled away from Nacionalista Party bet Loren Legarda with Pwersa ng Masa’s Jejomar Binay trailing behind. But a lot of things changed with Sen. Chiz Escudero entered the scene in the Aquino »Read More
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New Senate may see more of the old faces – Pulse Asia survey
HAD the elections been held last week, 10 of the 18 senatorial aspirants that have a “statistical chance of winning” would either be reelectionists or former senators, the latest Pulse Asia survey said. Incumbent senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada continued to enjoy the lead in the senatorial race. About 52.8 percent of »Read More
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Erap edges out Villar in No. 2 position in Magdalo poll
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS FORMER President Joseph “Erap” Estrada of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) has edged out Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. of the Nacionalista Party in the No. 2 position in the May 10 presidential race in a survey conducted by the Magdalo, a group of reformist junior military officers. The survey conducted from April »Read More
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SWS: 26% plan to watch vote-counting
VOTERS have varied planned activities for the May elections, according to the Social Weather Stations’ February survey. It said 26 percent plan to watch the counting of votes, 23 percent attend political rallies of candidates and 20 percent serve in organizations that will help in having an orderly and clean election.Other planned activities: be a »Read More
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Aquino, Roxas still lead; Estrada, Villar tied in 2nd place; Binay overtakes Legarda
SEN. Benigno Aquino III continues to lead presidential candidates in next month’s elections, but former President Joseph Estrada has caught up with Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. Both are tied for second place, the latest Pulse Asia survey shows. While Sen. Manuel Roxas II also still leads in the vice presidential race, Makati City Mayor Jejomar »Read More
