The mayoral races in key cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) have tightened, according to a latest election survey.
Polling firm Publicus announced the results of the Pahayag NCR Tracker Survey. The latest poll was done from March 16 to 21 among 1,648 registered Filipino voters in Metro Manila who were randomly selected from the panel marketplace maintained by American firm PureSpectrum.
Among the 17 local government units in the NCR, 100 respondents were asked in each of the 16 cities in Metro Manila and 48 in Pateros for their preferences for mayor and vice mayor in their respective areas. The survey’s implied margin of error is 10 percent for city results and 14 percent for Pateros.
According to Publicus, survey results showed that four cities have tight races with two or more candidates being statistically tied for first place. These are in Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan and Malabon.
“Looking at both the February and March surveys, it is clear that the local races in NCR are becoming more competitive,” said Dr. David Barua Yap Jr., the chief data scientist of Publicus.
MANILA
Publicus said that taking into account the 10 percent margin of error in the survey, incumbent Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna is now in a three-way statistical tie for first place in the mayoral race.
In the March 16-21 survey, Lacuna got 32 percent to place first followed by Christy Lim with 15 percent, Amado Bagatsing with 13 percent, and Alex Lopez with nine percent.
Lacuna’s latest result is down from 44 percent she got in the Feb. 18 to 24 survey by Publicus. Lim increased from four percent to 15 percent while Bagatsing’s numbers rose from eight percent to 13 percent.
For vice mayor, Raymond Bagatsing took first place with 41 percent from 19 percent while Yul Servo Nieto got 22 percent, down from 27 percent in the previous survey.
QUEZON CITY
In Quezon City, incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte got 40 percent in March, down from 57 percent in February. Her rival, Rep. Michael Defensor, placed second with 24 percent, up from 18 percent in February.
For vice mayor, Gian Sotto received 40 percent, down from 47 percent in February while Winnie Castelo placed second with 30 percent, an increase from 26 percent in February.
CALOOCAN
In the mayoral race in Caloocan, Along Malapitan got 32 percent, down from 52 percent, to place first while Egay Erice received 20 percent, a decrease from 22 percent in February.
For vice mayor, Karina Teh received 35 percent while PJ Malonzo got 28 percent.
MALABON
For mayor in Malabon, Enzo Oreta took first place with 46 percent, up from 41 percent in February while Jeannie Sandoval got 37 percent, up from 32 percent.
For vice mayor, Jayjay Yambo got 41 percent, up from 24 percent while Ninong dela Cruz is in second place with 37 percent, down from 41 percent in the last survey.
LAS PINAS
For mayor of Las Pinas, incumbent Imelda Aguilar took first place with 41 percent, down by just one percentage point from 42 percent in February while Louie Casimiro received eight percent to place second.
In the vice mayoral race, April Aguilar is in first place with 44 percent while Bishop Jerry Delos Reyes took second place with 13 percent.
MAKATI
In Makati, incumbent Mayor Abby Binay placed first with 66 percent, down from 68 percent in February, while Joel Hernandez got 11 percent, up from 10 percent.
For vice mayor, Monique Lagdameo received 54 percent, down from 60 percent in February while rival Kuya Rod Biolena received 13 percent, up from 10 percent.
MANDALUYONG
In Mandaluyong, Ben Abalos took first place in the survey for mayor with 53 percent, down from 64 percent in February while Florencio Solomon received 20 percent, an increase from six percent.
For vice mayor, Menchie Abalos got 73 percent.
MARIKINA
In the mayoral race in Marikina, Marcy Teodoro placed first with 60 percent, a decrease from 62 percent in February while Bayani Fernando got 25 percent, up from 23 percent.
For vice mayor, Doc Marion Andres is in first place with 32 percent while Sherwin Dela Cruz has 16 percent and Francis Joseph Acop with 14 percent.
MUNTINLUPA
In Muntinlupa, Ruffy Biazon took first place for mayor with 49 percent, down from 55 percent in February but the second place is now independent candidate Nelson Benjamin with 12 percent (up from five percent) while Red Marinas placed third with 11 percent (down from 16 percent).
For vice mayor, it is a very tight race. Incumbent Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac got 37 percent, down from 39 percent, while rival Oyo Boy Dioko got 33 percent, up from 29 percent.
NAVOTAS
In Navotas, John Rey Tiangco is in first place for mayor with 55 percent (up from 51 percent) while RC Cruz got 22 percent (down from 28 percent).
For vice mayor, Kap Tito Sanchez placed first with 46 percent (up from 42 percent) while Icoy De Guzman got 21 percent (down from 27 percent).
PARANAQUE
In the race for mayor in Paranaque, Eric Olivarez received 53 percent (down from 63 percent) to place first followed by Jun Zaide with 11 percent (up from nine percent).
For vice mayor, Tess De Asis got 29 percent followed by Joan Villafuerte with 22 percent and Coach Binky Favis with 16 percent. The undecided voters totaled 32 percent.
PASAY
In Pasay, incumbent Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano took first place with 39 percent (down from 53 percent) while Richard Advincula got 16 percent (up from seven percent) and Edward Togonon received 11 percent (up from three percent).
For vice mayor, Boyet Ding del Rosario is first with 35 percent (up from 33 percent) followed by Tina Bernaje-Carbajal with 14 percent (up from 12 percent).
PASIG
For mayor of Pasig, incumbent Vico Sotto got 92 percent while Iyo Caruncho Bernardo got three percent.
For vice mayor, Dodot Jaworski got 40 percent (up from 38 percent) while Christian Sia received 16 percent and Junjun Concepcion got 11 percent.
PATEROS
In Pateros, reelectionist Mayor Ike Ponce got 64.6 percent (up from 62 percent) while rival Marilyn Chiong received 12. 5 percent (an increase from six percent).
For vice mayor, it is a close race. Carlos Santos got 37.5 percent (down from 40 percent) while John Peter Marzan received 35.4 percent (up from 32 percent).
SAN JUAN
In San Juan, incumbent Mayor Francis Zamora received 76 percent (up from 68 percent) while Jun Usman got 6 percent (up from 5.3 percent).
For vice mayor, Warren Villa placed first with 46 percent while Philip Cezar got 21 percent.
TAGUIG
For mayor of Taguig, Lani Cayetano received 76 percent (up from 75 percent) while Arnel Cerafica got 11 percent.
For vice mayor, Arvin Alit placed first with 43 percent (up from 39 percent) while Janelle Cerafica received 30 percent (up from 23 percent).
VALENZUELA
In Valenzuela, Wes Gatchalian took first place for mayor with 86 percent while Bombit Bernardo got five percent.
For vice mayor, Lorie Natividad-Borja received 63 percent while Ricardo de Guia got 16 percent.