TWO in three Filipinos believe next year’s elections will push through as scheduled. But should elections be postponed or cancelled, nearly half think there will be “much trouble” and the same number say they will likely support but not join any protest actions arising from the postponement or cancellation.
Pulse Asia released Thursday these and other findings of its Oct. 22 to 30 survey on the elections.
The research organization reported an 11-point decline from its August poll in the percentage of Filipinos who believe that the postponement or cancellation of next year’s elections will result in much trouble. But the findings on what they would do if elections were scrapped or postponed are essentially the same as those the research organization recorded in August.
Pulse Asia also found that 52 percent of Filipino would surely or probably vote a presidential candidate endorsed by their church or religious group, but 43 percent said they would not.
From 58 percent to 79 percent told Pulse Asia they would surely or probably not support a presidential candidate endorsed by the following: President Gloria Arroyo, former President and presidential bet Joseph Estrada, comedian Willie Revillame and boxer Manny Pacquiao.
A presidential candidate endorsed by actress and TV host Kris Aquino would surely or probably get the support of 45 percent of Filipinos but would surely or probably not be elected by 49 percent, according to the survey.
Other findings:
- Six out of 10 Filipinos have little or almost no knowledge about the automated election system (AES) that will be implemented in next year’s elections. Only 13 percent claim to have a great deal of knowledge about the the system while 26 percent say they know enough about it.
- Sixty-four percent believe that the country’s public school teachers will be impartial when they perform their duty as members of the Board of Election Inspectors
- Sixty-five percent believe the teachers are capable of managing the AES.