MANILA (Reuters) – The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has maintained a robust lead in the Philippines’ presidential election race, in response to an opinion poll revealed on Monday.
The Feb 18-23 survey by unbiased pollster Pulse Asia confirmed Marcos cornering 60% of help from 2,400 respondents, unchanged from January, along with his closest rival Leni Robredo, the incumbent vp, sliding from 16% to fifteen%.
The different predominant presidential contenders for the May 9 contest – Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso, boxing nice Manny Pacquiao and Senator Panfilo Lacson – acquired 10%, 8% and a couple of%, respectively.
Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte, remained the best choice for vp, with a 29-point lead over her closest rival, Senate speaker Vicente Sotto.
Duterte-Carpio is the working mate of Marcos. In the Philippines, the vp is elected individually to the president.
More than 67 million Filipinos, together with 1.7 million abroad, have registered to vote in the elections, which traditionally have a excessive turnout.
Posts contested embody the presidency, vice presidency, 12 senate seats, 300 decrease home seats, and roughly 18,000 native positions. Official campaigning started on Feb. 8.
(Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Martin Petty)
