presidential bet Manuel “Mar” Roxas dropped 4 percentage points but remained the overwhelming choice in the vice-presidential race, according to the latest survey of Social Weather Stations. A report from the Nacionalista Party of Sen. Manny Villar showed Roxas getting 45% of the votes in the Feb. 24-28 survey. Roxas's rating is 4 points down from his previous rating of 49% in the January 21-24 survey. On the other hand, Nacionalista VP bet Loren Legarda remained at 28 percent while Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino VP bet Jejomar Binay improved by one percentage point at 17percent. Former Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando ranked a distant fourth in the VP race with 3 percent while Lakas-Kampi vice-presidential bet Edu Manzano placed fifth with 2 percent. The Feb. 24-28 survey used face-to-face interviews of 2,100 registered voters nationwide. The same SWS survey also showed re-electionists topping the race for the Senate if elections were held on the day of the survey. The SWS poll showed Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. (54 percent), Pia Cayetano (51 percent), Jinggoy Estrada (47 percent) and Miriam Defensor-Santiago (46 percent) in the top 4 slots. They are followed closely by former Senate President Franklin Drilon (45 percent) and former senator and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Ralph G. Recto (41 percent). - ABS
