Filipinos do not favor Arroyo's bid as Pampanga representative

IBON Survey | 20 February 2010 | Reference: Rosario Guzman, IBON Executive Editor -- Only 6.2% said that they were in favor of Pres. Arroyo staying in government as a representative.

Most Filipinos are not in favor of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to stay in government as Pampanga representative, the latest IBON nationwide survey shows.

Asked if they were aware that the president is running for Congress in May, 82% of respondents said yes. Of these respondents, only 6.2% said that they were in favor of Pres. Arroyo staying in government as a representative, while 86% were not in favor.

The January 2010 nationwide survey was conducted on January 9-17 using multi-stage probability sampling scheme. The latest survey has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent. (end)

Below is the tabulation of results of respondents’ perception on the reports that the president will run for Congress.

Are you aware that Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to run in Congress in the 2010 elections after her term ends?

	July 2009	October 2009	January 2010
Yes	68.43	61.03	81.81
No	31.10	38.44	16.39
No Answer	0.47	0.53	1.81
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00

* for July and October 2009, the question was "Are you aware of reports that PGMA plans to run in Congress in the 2010 elections after her term as President ends? "

Are you in favor of Pres. Arroyo to stay in government as Pampanga representative?

	July 2009	October 2009	January 2010
Yes	7.23	7.01	6.21
No	82.01	85.76	85.85
Dont Know	10.36	6.68	7.77
No Answer	0.39	0.55	0.16
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00

The full results of the January 2010 IBON nationwide survey may be viewed at www.ibon.org

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