Vice President Noli “Kabayan” De Castro is still on top for the 2010 Election Presidential race based on the survey conducted by Pulse Asia Inc last month. De Castro managed to get 18% out of 1,200 adults interviewed by Pulse Asia.

The result of the Pulse Asia survey is as follow:

1. Noli De Castro - 18%
2. Francis “Chiz” Escudero - 17%
3. Joseph “Erap” Estrada - 15%
4. Manny Villar - 14%
5. Manuel “Mar” Roxas - 13%
6. Jejomar Binay - 4%
7. Panfilo Lacson - 4%
8. Richard Gordon - 1%
9. Manny Pangilinan - 1%
10. Chief Justice Reynato Puno  - 1%
11. Gilbert Teodoro - 1%
12. Mike Velarde - 0.4%
13. Eddie Villanueva - 0.3%
14. Bayani Fernando- 0.3%
15. Eddie Panlilio - 0.2%

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Manny Villar Tops SWS Survey For 2010 Election

Despite of being accused of getting big sum of money on the C-5 road extension project, Villar had a 22% approval rating on the SWS survey for 2010 Election. This was conducted from April 16 and May 6, 2009, almost 1 year to go before the next election.

The SWS result is as follow:

1. Senator Manuel Villar - 22%
2. Vice President Noli “Kabayan”  de Castro - 18%
3. Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero - 14%
4. Former President Joseph Estrada - 14%
5. Senator Loren Legarda - 10%
6. Senator Manuel Roxas - 9%
7. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson - 6%
8. Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay - 2%
9. MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando - 1%

Asked about the recent SWS result, former Congressman Gilbert Remulla, Villar’s Nacionalista Party said, “No comment but we find the result accurate and reflective of our own survey. We have our survey done periodically but we do it for internal use”.