MANILA - Administration bets still lead the latest Social Weather Stations and BusinessWorld survey on senatorial preferences.
TOP 15 SENATORIAL PREFERENCES
(April 13-15, 2013)
1: Legarda
2: Cayetano
3-4: Binay
3-4: Villar
5: Escudero
6: Aquino
7-8: Pimentel
7-8: Ejercito
9: Angara
10-11: Poe
10-11: Trillanes
12-13: Enrile
12-13: Honasan
14-15: Zubiri
14-15: Jun Magsaysay
Re-electionist Loren Legarda remains on top followed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. But United Nationalist Alliance candidate Nancy Binay is able to break into the top 3 tied with another first-timer, Cynthia Villar of Team PNoy.
Sen. Chiz Escudero falls to 5th place.
Political analyst Ramon Casiple says the top 9 are likely safe with no drastic changes expected in the remaining 3 weeks before the May 13 elections.
Battling for the last 3 spots of the Magic 12 are three UNA candidates: Jack Enrile, Gringo Honasan and Miguel Zubiri, and three Team PNoy bets: Grace Poe, Antonio Trillanes and Jun Magsaysay.
ANC Dateline Philippines, April 22, 2013
