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ADOBO CHRONICLES’ READERS HAVE SPOKEN: DUTERTE FOR PRESIDENT!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Yesterday, we reported that according to a soon-to-be-released national poll by the Social Weather Networks (SWS), there is a four-way tie among declared and potential 2016 presidential candidates Grace Poe, Mar Roxas, Jojo Binay and Rodrigo Duterte.

To confirm the poll results, we conducted our own informal survey among our readers.

Lo and behold, we have a significantly different result.

Duterte, the candidate that has not officially declared his presidential bid, topped our survey with an overhwelming 48% of the votes — 26 (22%) and 29 (19%) points ahead of Roxas and Poe, respectively.  Vice President was dead last at 11%.

With a margin of error of plus or minus 3%, Roxas and Poe are in a statistical tie.

Will Duterte now change his mind and finally declare his run for the presidency?

Stay tuned!

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NEW POLL SHOWS A STATISTICAL FOUR-WAY TIE AMONG CANDIDATES FOR PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT

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The 'presidentiables' : Roxas, Poe, Binay and Duterte
The ‘presidentiables’ : Roxas, Poe, Binay and Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles®) – It is unprecedented in the history of the Philippines, and perhaps even in the world: a population and electorate divided equally four ways.

We are referring to a new national poll soon to be released by the Social Weather Systems (SWS), the Philippines’ leading pollster and research firm.

In a survey of likely Filipino voters in the upcoming 2016 presidential elections, the leading candidates each garnered an approval rating of 25% of all respondents, with no room for a margin of error.

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Of the four candidates included in the poll, three — Senator Grace Poe, Vice President Jojo Binay and former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas —  have officially declared their candidacy for president, while one, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is yet to declare (although he has repeatedly denied that he intends to run).

However, in a separate scenario where only the three declared candidates will vie for the presidency, each received  33%, with 1% of respondents still undecided.

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In either scenario, it is a statistical tie, paving the way for the most interesting and hotly-contested Philippine presidential elections ever.

In order to confirm the SWS poll, The Adobo Chronicles is conducting its independent survey among our readers.  Please participate below:

 

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Philippine Presidential Survey Rigged?

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CaptureMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles®) – As the 2016 Philippine presidential elections draw near, concerned citizens and watchdog organizations are focusing attention on election procedures which historically, have been marred by anomalies ranging from voter fraud to ballot-rigging.

Too many Filipino candidates for political office have been cheated out of the elections by systemic miscounts of votes in past elections.

But the numbers game is evident not only in the election process but even in polls and surveys, as shown in the latest national presidential survey conducted by pollster Social Weather Stations (SWA).

In the latest poll involving the three declared candidates for president, Senator Grace Poe continues to be the front runner with 47% of respondents favoring her, followed by the Aquino Administration’s bet Mar Roxas at 39%.  Vice President Jejomar Binay who, prior to the candidacy announcements by Roxas and Poe, had been the top favorite in the polls, now comes in third at 35%.

But it looks like even the poll numbers have been rigged to benefit one or all candidates:  the total of the three percentages amounts to 121%.

Where did the extra 21% come from?

It’s more fun in the Philippines.