ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation/03/16/rodrigo-duterte.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. File Photo</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wrestled the top spot of presidential race away from Senator Grace Poe, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.The poll, conducted on March 30 - April 2 and commissioned by <a href="http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=TopStory&amp;title=duterte-leads-in-new-sws-survey&amp;id=125746">BusinessWorld</a>, saw 27% of the respondents picking the tough-talking mayor.In the survey conducted after the second presidential debate in Cebu, Duterte surged four points from his 23% in the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/03/14/16/poe-binay-neck-and-neck-in-march-sws-survey">March 8 - 11 SWS survey</a>.Poe, meanwhile, ranked second with 23%, six percentage points down from her 29% in the previous poll.Given the survey&#x27;s margin of error of +/-3, the senator was statistically tied with Vice President Jejomar Binay who got 20%.Binay jumped two points from the previous poll&#x27;s 18%.At third place was Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas with 18%.Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago steadied at 3%.The BusinessWorld-commissioned survey was done using face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide.Speaking to dzMM, political analyst Prof. Edmund Tayao attributed the rise in Duterte&#x27;s popularity to the 71-year-old mayor&#x27;s performance in the March 20 #PiliPinas Debates compared to that of Poe, the ertswhile frontrunner.&quot;Hindi lang naman iyung mensahe ang napapansin ng mga nanonood kundi pati na rin iyung composure at personalidad ng kandidato... Si Senator Grace, halimbawa, kahit malaman ang sinasabi at alam nating preparado, e parang napikon at kumbaga, hindi na nga siya sumusunod sa rules,&quot; Tayao said.&quot;Siguro isa ito doon sa pinagkumparahan ng mga nanonood at nakita si Mayor Duterte na cool na cool. Mas alam niya ang ginagawa at sinasabi niya.&quot;The University of Santo Tomas (UST) professor added that Duterte&#x27;s memorable one liners during the face-off may have also appealed to voters.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/03/20/16/fireworks-in-2nd-presidential-debate">Fireworks in 2nd presidential debate</a><div>MOBILE SURVEY</div>The popularity figures of the candidates in the face-to-face polls differed slightly from the Bilang Pilipino-SWS Mobile Survey conducted last March 30.Duterte&#x27;s rating was down four points if compared to the 31% he got in the last mobile survey.Poe, meanwhile, was the frontrunner with a preference rating of 34 %.in the mobile poll, Binay placed third with 20% while Roxas followed him with 17 %.Roxas saw his number decrease by 1 percent from 19 percent in early March.On the other hand, Santiago was flat at 3 percent.Aside from the second presidential debate, the poll was conducted also after the Supreme Court&#x27;s <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/video/nation/v1/03/08/16/timeline-grace-poes-supreme-court-battle">ruled</a> in favor Poe&#x27;s presidential bid.<figure class="op-social"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="335" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4u-F0UOt0I" width="510"></iframe></figure>

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wrestled the top spot of presidential race away from Senator Grace Poe, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

Duterte tops new SWS survey

Entertainment

News

Metro.Style

Lifestyle

Sports

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

Nation

Duterte tops new SWS survey

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 11, 2016 07:56 AM PHT

|

Updated Apr 12, 2016 03:09 PM PHT

Read More:

halalan2016

philippine elections

presidential race

SWS Survey

presidential profiles

rodrigo duterte

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.