Villar: Surveys just one indicator of poll results

While not dismissing the importance of surveys, Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. said these were just one of the indicators of what could be the result of the voting on May 10. Villar said this after a new survey showed that his closest rival in the presidential race, Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy" Aquino III of the Liberal Party, has pulled ahead with a two-digit lead. “Mahalaga ang survey pero isa lamang iyan sa pwedeng pagbasehan kung ano ang magiging resulta ng eleksyon," the senator told reporters on the sidelines of a presidential forum Monday night organized by religious groups. (Surveys are important but these are just one of the bases of the results of elections.) He said the other aspects that should be considered are the support of the local officials and groups and political machinery, among others. Villar remained second to Noynoy in a recent survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. [See: Noynoy has double-digit lead in new SWS election survey.] He said he was not surprised with Aquino’s 12-point lead, saying he was able to catch up from a bigger gap last year. “Matagal na namang double digit e, ang totoo niyan mga 50 ang hinabol ko kaya masaya pa rin ako sa ganitong lead," the senator said. (He had had that double-digit lead from the very start, and in fact, I was able to catch up from his 50-point lead so I'm still happy despite the survey result.) — LBG, GMANews.TV