
Marcos maintained a voter preference score of 56%, according to the Pulse Asia survey published today. The pollster surveyed 2,400 people from April 16 to 21.
Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, Marcos’ running mate and daughter of outgoing but still popular president Rodrigo Duterte, led the vice presidential race with 55% score, down slightly from 56% in March.
The vice presidential vote is conducted separately from the presidential election in the Philippines. The April poll has a 2% error margin.
The two presidential children, once both seen as strong presidential contenders, teamed up in November, with Sara Duterte giving way to Marcos. Their alliance boosted their respective candidacies.
Their victories would underscore the strength of two of the dynasties that have dominated in the Southeast Asian nation’s politics. For Marcos, a win would mark the family’s ultimate political revival.
Marcos Jr’s family went into exile in Hawaii in 1986 after the “People Power” revolution toppled his father, who ruled the country for 20 years – half that time under a dictatorship notorious for human rights abuses and corruption. The Marcos family returned to the country in 1991 and went on to rebuild its political fortunes.
Vice president Leni Robredo came in second in the presidential poll with a 23% score, dropping 1% from the March poll. Boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao got 7%, improving from 6%. Support for Manila’s celebrity mayor, Isko Moreno, was halved to 4% from the previous survey.
In the vice presidential race, Senate president Tito Sotto received 18% support, while Francis Pangilinan, Robredo’s running mate, scored 16%.
The Philippines will hold a general election next week with over 18,000 positions up for grabs, from president to city council members.