DBPH Admin2 
Presidential Aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte continued to be the top contenders for the May 9 elections, according to the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia from Jan. 19 to 24 this year.
Marcos widened his lead to 60 percent from 53 percent in the Pulse Asia survey for president held in December last year.
He garnered the lead in all geographic areas and socio-economic groups with 53 to 66 percent and 50 to 61 percent, respectively.
Vice President Leni Robredo is in far second with 16 percent or 4 percent lower than the previous survey.
Former world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso are tied in third place with eight percent while Senator Panfilo Lacson is in the fourth spot with 4 percent.
Meanwhile, more than securing the support of the El Shaddai religious group which reportedly has 8 million members, the Marcos-Duterte tandem values the message of unity that it will generate.
The UniTeam candidates espouse national unity, to include critics and those who have different political leanings and beliefs.
In a statement issued Sunday by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, chief of staff and spokesperson of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the endorsement of the UniTeam bets “is another testament that the call to liberate the Filipino people from the fetters of disunity gets stronger by the day”.
“We extend our brotherly embrace to Bro. Mike Velarde and his congregation. Truly, the time has come for all to be of one desire, and that is, to hurdle the pandemic, and rise, as one nation, together with other nations, towards the road of recovery, even progress,” the statement read.
