- Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said that she is dismayed with her poor ratings from survey firms
- The presidential aspirant thinks that the survey results does not reflect the actual preference of the public
- Santiago said she received reports that several survey forms did not include her name in the choices for presidential candidates
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said that she is very much disheartened with the poor ratings she is getting from the presidential surveys conducted by Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station (SWS) that placed her on the lowest spot in the race for the top executive position in the country.
In an article written by Frances Mangosing for Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 20, 2016, it was disclosed that the standard bearer of the People’s Reform Party (PRP) thinks that the survey results does not reflect the actual preference of the public.
“I just want to ask but probably the answer is in Metro Manila. Why is it when they conduct surveys on presidentiables, when the universities are asked, from left to right, is Miriam. But if the commercial surveys are conducted, I’m not even there,” Santiago said.
According to a recent survey from Pulse Asia, Santiago’s 3 percent score further went down to 1 percent; keeping her in the fifth place in the list of presidential candidates.
The 70-year-old politician also said that she received reports from supporters that her name was not included in several survey forms distributed by statistical firms; saying that if such information were true, these could have been the major reason behind her low scores.
Meanwhile, Vice-Presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. clarified that despite the poor score received by Santiago in election-related surveys, this does not mean that the long-term lawmaker is conceding her defeat.
“Senator Miriam is not out of the race. She remains to be my presidential candidate. I will continue to campaign for her,” Marcos said.
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