Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero is the second top pick among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 2022 elections, according to a survey commissioned by Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone within the province.
The survey showed 51.79 percent of the 1,788 respondents randomly picked from the province’s 22 municipalities and Borongan City are voting for Escudero.
There were 338,718 registered voters in Eastern Samar in the 2019 mid-term polls, based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) data.
The results of the survey solidified Escudero’s standing as a consistent top pick of sampled voters from various independent surveys ahead of the May 9 national elections.
In another provincial survey recently, Escudero was No. 1 in Laguna, with 56.81 percent of the 1,556 respondents polled province-wide choosing him.
A veteran lawmaker, Escudero said that if elected to the Senate again, he will prioritize measures that aims to make the nation’s pandemic response more agile and empower local government units (LGUs).
He also vowed to ensure the judicious and wise utilization of the annual budget to help transition the country’s pandemic-weary economy to recovery, among others.
Among those who recently endorsed Escudero’s senatorial bid are President Duterte, his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte who is running for vice president in the upcoming May polls, other presidential and vice presidential candidates and several party-list groups and organizations.