The Standard - 2016 February 10 - Wednesday

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VOL. XXIX NO. 363 3 Sections 32 Pages P18 WEDNESDay : FEBRUaRy 10, 2016 www.thestandard.com.ph editorial@thestandard.com.ph

Endorsement. Vice President Jejomar Binay endorses Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, a candidate for senator, during the start of the United Nationalist Alliance’s campaign in Mandaluyong City. (Story on A6) VEr NoVENo

marcos closes in on escudero By Joyce Pangco Pañares

SENATOR Francis Escudero still led over other vice presidential candidates even as Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gained six percentage points to narrow the gap, the latest The Standard Poll showed.

MALACAÑANG PHoTo BUrEAU

The survey, conducted by resident pollster Junie Laylo from Jan. 27 to Feb. 4, had 3,000 respondents—all of whom are registered voters with biometrics and who said they are sure to vote. The respondents came from 79 provinces across the country, the National Capital Region, and 21 highly urbanized cities outside of Metro Manila. The survey has a national margin of error of +/- 1.8 percent.

POLL While Escudero retained his lead, his rating fell two percentage points from 33 percent in December to 31 percent in January. Marcos, on the other hand, gained six percentage points, rising from 19 percent in December to 25 percent in January. The biggest improvement, however, was posted by Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, who jumped to third place with 20 percent, up nine percentage points from 11 percent in December. Next page

DANNY PATA

Cliffhanger race for President on MANNY PALMEro

Proclamation Day. From top counterclockwise: President Benigno Aquino III presents LP

candidates Manuel Roxas II and Leni Robredo in Roxas City; Independent candidate Grace Poe and her son pray inside Quiapo Church before proceeding to Plaza Miranda; Jejomar Binay and Gringo Honasan attend a rally in Mandaluyong City; Rodrigo Duterte proclaims his candidacy in Tondo, Manila; Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Miriam Defensor-Santiago announce their bids in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

A CLIFFHANGER race to lead the Philippines began Tuesday with the adopted daughter of a dead movie star and a toughtalking politician who claims to kill criminals among the top contenders. The three-month election campaign got under way with four presidential aspirants

standing a genuine chance of succeeding Benigno Aquino, who is prevented by the Constitution from running for a second term. Since emerging from dictatorship three decades ago, the Philippines has seen its political scene dominated by elite families, celebrities, corruption and violence. Next page


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