Manila, Philippines– Deposed president Joseph “Erap” Estrada and Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar are now tied for second place in the presidential race as Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III extended his lead by almost 20 points.
Despite having a double-digit margin, Aquino has expressed that he would still not be overconfident because the “ghost of Garci” continues to haunt the current elections.
Given a potential lead of eight million votes, which he considered a “significant advantage,” Aquino said only a failure of elections could thwart his imminent victory.
Meanwhile, Estrada is mighty pleased with himself because of the result of the Pulse Asia Survey. “As I told you, I will give them the surprise of their lives,” estrada said, referring to his previous interviews in which he said he would expect to peak surveys just before Election Day and win.
Asked if the game was already between him and Aquino, Estrada said: “Ah, yeah. Even my running mate. It’s no longer Mar-Loren (Aquino’s running mate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and his rival Villar’s running mate Loren Legarda). It’s already Mar versus (Estrada running mate Makati) Mayor (Jejomar) Binay,” the PMP standard-bearer said.
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