Independent senatorial candidate, former Senator and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II finds himself enjoying a surge of momentum as the polls near, as he ranks 10th in the recently released RP Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) Senatorial survey.
The survey was conducted from April 17 to 21, with 10,000 respondents interviewed face-to-face across the country. For national percentages, the sampling error margin is +/- 1%. Gringo garnered a 43.2% voter preference, which places him squarely within the “Magic 12” at number 10.
Gringo, the first independent candidate in Philippine history to win a seat in the Senate, is running for Senator as an independent candidate adopted by PDP-Laban, BBM-Sara Uniteam and the Lacson-Sotto tandem.
Mark Villar (72.6 percent) sits in 1st place, followed by Antique Rep. Loren Legarda (67.1 percent), Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero (61.5 percent), broadcaster Raffy Tulfo (60.3 percent), former House Speaker Alan Cayetano (53.8 percent) and Sen. Win Gatchalian (52.4 percent). Rounding out the 7th to 12th places are Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (51.7 percent), former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay (44.8 percent), film actor Robin Padilla (43.6 percent), Gringo (43.2 percent), Sen. Joel Villanueva (37.5 percent), and former Senator JV Ejercito (34.8 percent).
‘Nagpapasalamat tayo sa ating mga kababayan na nagtitiwala sa ating kakayahan at sa ating mga adhikain. Hindi ito bunga lamang ng ating puspusang pangangampanya, kundi patunay na rin na ang ating mga minamahal na kababayan ay handang handa na tumugon sa ating hamon na Magtulungan para sa Bayan. Saludo po ako sa inyo!’ [We wish to thank our countrymen who continue to trust in our abilities and advocacies. This is not merely the fruit of our tireless campaign efforts, but rather it is an affirmation that our countrymen are ready to respond to our challenge to help one another for the betterment of our country.]
Seeking a fifth term in the Senate after his stint as DICT Secretary, Gringo champions the need for legislation that would ensure our kababayans’ KKK: Kalusugan, Kabuhayan at Kaligayahan.
To address Kalusugan, he plans to expand the Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act, a law he authored during his previous term which instituted school feeding programs in public schools across the country.
The survey was conducted from April 17 to 21, with 10,000 respondents interviewed face-to-face across the country. For national percentages, the sampling error margin is +/- 1%. Gringo garnered a 43.2% voter preference, which places him squarely within the “Magic 12” at number 10.
For Kabuhayan, he seeks to improve our workforce’s ICT capabilities by expanding their ICT trainings to ensure their competitiveness in the global economy and by increasing internet speed in the country and providing public schools with free wifi, laptops and tablets for online learning–which he previously instituted in DICT during his term.
To safeguard our Kaligayahan, Sec. Honasan shall endeavor to make the passage of legislation aimed at peace and order a priority, such as the National CCTV Roll-Out equipped with cameras with facial recognition and the adoption of a Self-reliant Defense Posture.
Gringo, the first independent candidate in Philippine history to win a seat in the Senate, is running for Senator as an independent candidate adopted by PDP-Laban, BBM-Sara Uniteam and the Lacson-Sotto tandem.
