Grace Poe is top choice as next VP – SWS

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe is the top choice of most voters as the country’s next vice president, the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Thursday, April 23.

The SWS survey said 26% of respondents nationwide chose Poe as their preferred vice presidential candidate for the May 2016 elections.

The responses were “top-of-mind” – meaning, the respondents were asked about their preferred candidate without being given a list of choices, and were allowed only one choice.

Next in line is Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II (12%); Vice President Jejomar Binay (7%); Senator Francis Escudero (6%); Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (5%); and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (4%).

SWS’s survey results, first released by BusinessWorld, also showed that 7% of respondents did not have a recommended candidate, while 13% could not give an answer.

This comes after the SWS revealed Poe is in a statistical tie with Binay when it comes to voters’ preference for the presidency. (READ: SWS: Binay, Poe statistically tied; Duterte rises)

In the said survey, the SWS said 36% want Binay as president, compared to 31% preferring Poe; this is a statistical tie, considering the survey had a +/-3-point error margin.

Poe’s numbers have been surging in recent surveys, as Binay reels from the effect of several corruption allegations against him and his family.

The survey on the vice-presidential preference was conducted from March 20 to 23, with 1,200 representative adults as respondents. – Rappler.com