MANILA -(Dow Jones)- Senator Benigno Simeon Aquino III, son of Philippine democracy icon Corazon Aquino, widened his lead in the latest presidential preference survey, helped by a steep fall in the ratings of his closest rival, Senator Manuel Villar.
Private pollster Pulse Asia said Tuesday that its latest survey, conducted between March 21 to 28, showed Aquino as the preferred candidate of 37% of the 3,000 respondents nationwide, up from the 36% he garnered during the February survey.
In contrast, Villar dropped to 25% in March from 29% in February, a significant decline given the survey's margin of error is plus or minus 2%.
Former President Joseph Estrada and former Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, the standard-bearer of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration party, secured in March 18% and 7%, respectively, unchanged from February.
With just over a month before the May 10 presidential elections, the proportion of undecided voters remains significant and even increased to 9% in the March survey from 6% in February.
Aquino's running mate, Senator Manuel Roxas II, also continued to lead in the vice presidential survey, with 43% of the respondents favoring him.
Senator Loren Legarda, Villar's running mate, garnered 23% while Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, Estrada's vice presidential candidate, was third, with 19%.
The latest Pulse Asia survey was conducted as candidates for local positions-- congressmen, provincial governors, town and city mayors and councilors--started their own campaigns. Local candidates could help swing votes for their allies.
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