Senator Grace Poe. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA
After topping recent surveys as the preferred choice for president in 2016, Senator Grace Poe also emerged as the top choice for vice president, the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showed.
The survey results first published in Business World revealed that 21 percent of the 1,200 respondents would vote for Poe if she ran for vice president in 2016.
While remaining as the top choice for vice president in the survey done from June 5 to 8, her latest rating was five percent lower than the result from a similar survey in March.
Trailing Poe was Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II with 12 percent.
Vice President Jejomar Binay tied for third place with Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero with seven percent.
Others on the list as potential vice presidents were:
Former President Joseph Estrada— (3%)
Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte—(3%)
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson—(3%)
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago—(2%)
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano—(2%)
Senator Loren Legarda—(1.4%)
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV—(1.1%)
Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto—(1%)
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.—(1%)
Manila Vice-Mayor Francisco ”Isko Moreno” Domagoso—(0.7%)
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. (0.7%)
Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao — (0.5%)
The SWS survey said eight percent of the surveyed respondents had no one to recommend for vice president while 22 percent did not give an answer.
Poe has topped the recent SWS and Pulse Asia surveys for preferred potential president in 2016. She also topped the survey for potential vice president in 2016 conducted by Pulse Asia.
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