The poll survey showed
incumbent Catbalogan City vice-mayor Van Torrevillas only 64 votes
(10%) and incumbent Basey mayor Wilfredo Estorninos 58 (9%). Outgoing
Samar governor Mila Tan nested on a poor fourth berth with only 43
(7%) to her credit, while new names Urbano Alli and Alvin Abejuela
took the poorer and the poorest slots, respectively, with 19 and 16
(both with a 3% percentage equivalence) votes to their credits.
Cata’s votes even went
much higher by 94 votes than that polled for the leading gubernatorial
candidate, incumbent vice-governor and once 90-day governor Jesus B.
Redaja. Jess got only 234 (37%) but still he is the top choice among
six hopefuls for the position of governor. He is followed by
non-government organization leader Pilar Bolok who seized 68 votes
(11% and incumbent sangguniang panlalawigan member Casilda Lim who got
59 (9%). Sharee Ann, incumbent 2nd Dist. Congresswoman and daughter
of Mila Tan, snatched the poor fourth place with 49 (8%) to her
credit. Pedro Labid, a lawyer with a religious group’s backing,
collected 24 votes (4%), while political new-face Darwin Tan kept his
miserable tail-end of 3 votes only (0%).
In the
vice-gubernatorial informal polls, ex-San Jorge mayor Joseph Grey
managed to lead with 135 votes (21%). Rosenaida Rosales reaped 104
(16%) to keep her self on second place. The third and last place
belongs to Stephen James Tan who scored 37 (6%) only.
In the congressional
rivalry for the First District of Samar, Mario Rońo (who had a poor
showing in the gubernatorial race to which he was catapulted for a
first try at politics by a mammoth gathering of town and barrio
officials) coveted the top berth with 80 votes (13%). Incumbent
Calbayog City mayor Mel Sarmiento came in closest with 73 votes (11%)
while ex-congressman, lawyer Rodolfo Tuazon kept his third place with
63 (10%). New faces Rodrigo and Alex, both surnamed Tuazon, are
miserable tail-enders with 4 and 3 votes (1% and 0%) respectively.
Those who want to cast
their votes may just go to Piniliay 2010 of this website and click the
join the poll survey tab.
Based on these latest
results, some of those who participated in the survey remarked that
the Tans may not probably be aware of their unconvincing performance
in the survey, but even if they were so, they are probably still
comfortable with the current show of support for them.
However, that show of
support is fast being eaten up by the groundswell of favouring votes
for Cata and if it is erosive, Mila may lose a big chunk in the actual
cast. Yet, Mila’s supporters may not have anything to worry if they
are keeping up their sleeves aces that can overturn the current
indications.
Mila has since January
this year been known to be supporting the presidential candidacy of
senator Manny Villar, and Manny is believed to be providing campaign
funds for Mila. To some of her supporters, that is enough for her to
gain an edge come balloting day.
Didi, who is believed
to have the full backing of the Noynoy-Mar banner of the Liberal
Party, may yet prove he could get the lead. Electoral pulsation in
Samar showed lately that Manny’s Nacionalista Party is also ahead in
“pamulso” as in other parts of the country, that after playing second
fiddle to Noynoy in the early surveys. Yet, Didi has yet to outrank
Van first. Van is fast getting ahead past Didi. Some electors
believe the youth group in Catbalogan could be behind this lead of Van
who openly supported the youth's undertakings since he ran for his
reelection in 2004 to the post of vice-mayor.
This late, though,
other sectors are awaiting for surprise gambits and brilliancy moves
from all those who are lagging behind. Perhaps next week’s results
will not yet proclaim a reversal of performance.
