- Mayor’s nat’l campaign manager satisfied with Duterte’s second place finish in Pulse Asia poll
- He says it’s proof they are gaining more followers on the ground
- He hopes to keep momentum going, make Filipinos realize Duterte is the only solution
MANILA, Philippines – Satisfied with Rodrigo Duterte dislodging Vice President Jejomar Binay for second place in the latest Pulse Asia presidential poll, the mayor’s national campaign manager Leoncio Evasco said the results are proof they are gaining more converts on the ground.
“This reaffirms and reinforces our observation that we continue to gain grounds and convert adherents. We are comfortable where we are at this stage of the campaign period,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Duterte garnered 24 percent of voters’ preference among 2,600 participants in the poll which was conducted from March 1 to 6. In front of him was Sen. Grace Poe who got 28 percent.
Binay meanwhile figured in a statistical tie with Mar Roxas for third place after they garnered a score of 21 percent and 20 percent respectively.
Feisty senator Miriam Defensor Santiago finished dead last with only three percent.
With Duterte’s newest standing, Evasco said they are hopeful they can keep the momentum going and help Filipinos realize he’s the one needed to achieve real change in the country.
“We believe that people are now realizing that only through the political agenda of Duterte, whose style of leadership is centered on addressing the issues and needs of the people, that the country will be able to truly experience meaningful and real change,” he said. “We hope that more and more Filipinos will realize that the country needs Duterte’s ‘Tapang at Malasakit’ (courage and compassion), especially this time when the country is wading through the woes brought by the unbroken neglect and abuse of the government of its very own people.”
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