Palace on Binay drop, Roxas surge in presidential survey: No comment

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday refused to comment on the latest Pulse Asia survey showing a decrease in voter preference for Vice President Jejomar Binay and an increase for Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.

“To all those asking on the Pulse Asia survey on the numbers of VP Binay and Sec. Mar, we will beg your indulgence and leave the analysis of the survey to the political parties, their spokespersons and to political analysts,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a text message to media.

“While surveys on presidentiables is a matter of keen interest to the public, we remain committed on the president’s principles on good governance and the administration continues to attend to the concerns of our countrymen,” he added.

Malacañang has consistently distanced itself from issues pertaining to the 2016 national elections, saying that President Benigno Aquino III has more important things to attend to. It has repeatedly pointed out that the Aquino administration, at the moment, is focused on implementing reforms.

While Binay has already announced his plan to run for president, Aquino and the Liberal Party have yet to name their standard bearer although many believe it will be Roxas.

Roxas was Aquino’s running mate in the 2010 elections. He was supposed to run for president but gave way following the overwhelming support of the public for Aquino after the death of his mother, former president Corazon Aquino.

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