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source : GMANews.TV   
Friday, 09 March 2007 01:13
The favorable poll results on Thursday fueled the opposition to step up its attack on the Arroyo administration.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, meanwhile, sought the help of local officials in boosting the chances of the Team Unity candidates.

The Genuine Opposition (GO) said the result of the mock polls and the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that the anti-Arroyo sentiment is very strong among the electorate.
 According to Adel Tamano, GO spokesman, the survey results only confirmed the opposition's belief that the Filipino people would choose “principled candidates" for the midterm elections, especially those who are unafraid to speak out against injustice and corruption.

"The SWS survey is a clear indication that GO candidates are on the right track, and their platforms and opinions reflect the people's real concerns," Tamano said. "They look to our candidates as their true hope for the future," he added.

Leading opposition senatorial bet Loren Legarda was satisfied with the results of the two senatorial surveys that came out Wednesday, especially the survey reportedly commissioned by Malacañang, which showed her keeping the No.1 spot with a big 13-percentage points spread.

"My 13-percentage points lead over No.2 in this survey jibed with past results of similar polls conducted by Pulse Asia, Social Weather Station (SWS) and Ibon Foundation, which had me leading by wide margins," Legarda said.

She pointed out that the survey, which was reportedly conducted by an American polling firm with 1,500 respondents spread out nationwide, merely affirmed voters' preference as expressed in past poll.

Re-electionist Sen. Panfilo Lacson said that while it may be too early for it to show a clear picture of the Magic 12, the latest senatorial survey shows that anti-Arroyo sentiment remains strong.

Lacson noted that even the three Team Unity candidates in the Magic 12 are not "hardcore pro-Gloria."

"It shows that the anti-Arroyo sentiment remains strong because the survey shows a conglomeration of Genuine Opposition candidates compared to just three Team Unity candidates," Lacson told reporters at a students’ forum for senatorial candidates at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

On the other hand, Lacson said that while the survey is too early a gauge of who will win, it gives the candidates a glimpse of how to tweak their campaigns.

Lacson noted that while some Team Unity candidates managed to squeeze into the SWS’ initial Magic 12, none of them are "hardcore pro-Arroyo."

Arroyo appeals to local execs

As if seeking divine intervention to boost the chances of the administration senatorial slate, Mrs Arroyo said she is leaving the responsibility of campaigning for the administration bets to the local candidates.

Mrs Arroyo spoke before the Philippine Councilors League’07 End-term National Assembly at the Cebu International Convention Center after visiting the more than 1,000 families who lost their homes to a fire in Mandaue City Wednesday.

The President said she would focus on her job of governance, particularly in realizing her goal of eight blessings by 2008 or the “8 by ’08."

She said with the recent achievements in the economic front, it is time to ensure that the people feel this through social paybacks, which are itemized in her “8 by ‘08" goals that includes job creation, a better cost of living, a strong peso, more investments, pro-poor education, pro-poor healthcare, housing and food, green Philippines and a strong anti-terrorism campaign.

“For my part, as President, I will focus on this ‘8 by 08’. To achieve these blessings by 2008, I will leave the campaigning to the candidates among you and that’s why because you’ll be campaigning as most of you will be candidates again come end of March," the President said.

“Into your hands I commend the fate of Team Unity."

She added that with the positive developments in the economy, she hopes that it would make it easier for the local government officials to win the continued support of the people.

Team Unity campaign spokesman Joseph Felix Mari Durano said TU would continue to prioritize its “Pulong-Sulong" campaigns in barangays where they could genuinely educate the public on the coalition’s pro-poor programs contained in their 10-point “Beat the Odds" agenda.

Durano said that under the “Pulong-Sulong" strategy, TU’s 12 senatorial candidates will split in three teams to present to local leaders and residents all over the country the “Beat the Odds" agenda.

Durano said recent mock elections and survey results are not reflective of the outcome of the May 14 polls.

He said Team Unity knows what it must do to overcome the propaganda of the opposition and they are hoping that the people would likewise give weight to the platform and programs that Team Unity is offering. - GMANews.TV


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