BY REGINA BENGCO (Malaya)
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04282010/news14.html
TOLEDO CITY, Cebu. – Administration presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday said he no longer pays attention to surveys among presidential candidates because they do not represent the real sentiment of the people.
Teodoro made the statement after the April 16-19 Social Weather Stations survey showed him still at number four in the presidential race although his score rose to 9 from 6 percent.
To underscore his feelings about surveys, he waved before the crowd gathered at the newly inaugurated Toledo Garden City Hall here, a special white shirt given by Cebu Rep. Pablo John Garcia.
The shirt, in green letters, read: "Hindi ako tinanong sa survey."
Teodoro gave the shirt to his aide for safekeeping.
He told the people of Toledo City that while his rivals make promises and attack each other, he talks of progress and inaugurates infrastructure like their new city hall.
In an ambush interview later, Teodoro said surveys cannot be the basis of the people’s sentiment because they involve only more than 2,000 respondents.
He said he will just continue reaching out to the people in the ground and relying on his local leaders. He said he is on track.
Garcia said the One Cebu party, which is allied with Lakas-Kampi-CMD, will work "our hardest" to give Teodoro at least 60 percent of the 1.8 million votes in Cebu province, excluding Cebu City.
He admitted that Teodoro ranked third in their March survey in Cebu before the local campaign started but said he believes Teodoro will pull away in the April survey.
He said Cebu supported President Fidel Ramos and President Arroyo during the 1992 and 2004 elections.
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04282010/news14.html
TOLEDO CITY, Cebu. – Administration presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday said he no longer pays attention to surveys among presidential candidates because they do not represent the real sentiment of the people.
Teodoro made the statement after the April 16-19 Social Weather Stations survey showed him still at number four in the presidential race although his score rose to 9 from 6 percent.
To underscore his feelings about surveys, he waved before the crowd gathered at the newly inaugurated Toledo Garden City Hall here, a special white shirt given by Cebu Rep. Pablo John Garcia.
The shirt, in green letters, read: "Hindi ako tinanong sa survey."
Teodoro gave the shirt to his aide for safekeeping.
He told the people of Toledo City that while his rivals make promises and attack each other, he talks of progress and inaugurates infrastructure like their new city hall.
In an ambush interview later, Teodoro said surveys cannot be the basis of the people’s sentiment because they involve only more than 2,000 respondents.
He said he will just continue reaching out to the people in the ground and relying on his local leaders. He said he is on track.
Garcia said the One Cebu party, which is allied with Lakas-Kampi-CMD, will work "our hardest" to give Teodoro at least 60 percent of the 1.8 million votes in Cebu province, excluding Cebu City.
He admitted that Teodoro ranked third in their March survey in Cebu before the local campaign started but said he believes Teodoro will pull away in the April survey.
He said Cebu supported President Fidel Ramos and President Arroyo during the 1992 and 2004 elections.
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