Opinion polling (popularly known as surveys in the Philippines) for the 2010 Philippine presidential election is managed by two major polling firms: Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia, and several minor polling firms. The polling firms conducted surveys both prior and after the deadline for filing of certificates of candidacies on December 1, 2009.

Post-filing

Note: Tables only include confirmed candidates by the COMELEC.

The following are results of surveys taken after the last day of filing of certificates of candidacies by the candidates (December 1).

Scores in bold indicate first place, scores in italics are within the margin of error of first place.

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Presidential election

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size MoE Acosta
KBL 		Aquino
LP 		De los Reyes
AKP 		Estrada
PMP 		Gordon
B-BAYAN 		Madrigal
Ind. 		Perlas
Ind. 		Teodoro
LKS-KAM 		Villanueva
BPP 		Villar
NP 		Others/Undecided
2010
Election results May 9 36,139,102 N/A — 42.08 0.12 26.25 1.39 0.13 0.15 11.33 3.12 15.42 N/A
SWS[1] Exit poll 52,573 ±1% — 43.34 0.15 26.38 1.40 0.23 0.13 10.25 3.40 14.73 —
SWS[2] May 2–3 2,400 ±2% 0 42 0.3 20 2 0.2 0.1 9 3 19 6
StratPOLLS[3] Apr. 27–May 2 1,500 — — 45.2 0.2 22.2 1.5 0.2 0.6 10.1 3 15.1 —
The Center[4] Apr. 26–May 2 2,400 ±2.8% — 29 — 18 — — — 20 — 25 —
Manila Standard Today[5] Apr. 25–27 2,500 ±2% — 38 0.1 22 2 0.4 0.2 9 3 20 6
Pulse Asia[6] Apr. 23–25 1,800 ±2% — 39 0.2 20 2 0.1 0.3 7 3 20 9
Manila Standard Today[7] Apr. 18–20 2,500 ±2% — 38 — 19 1 — — 9 2 23 6
SWS[8] Apr. 16–19 2,400 ±2% 0 38 0.2 17 2 0.3 0.2 9 2 26 6
Pulse Asia[9] Mar. 21–28 3,000 ±2% 0.08 37 0.2 18 2 0.1 0.3 7 2 25 9
SWS[10] Mar. 19–22 2,100 ±2.2% — 37 0.3 19 3 0.04 0.1 6 2 28 4.56
The Center[11] Mar. 3–10 2,400 ±2.8% — 26 0.5 17 9 0 0 14 2 28 —
SWS[12] Feb. 24–28 2,100 ±2.2% 0.4 36 0.1 15 2 0.1 0.2 6 3 34 4
Pulse Asia[13] Feb. 21–25 1,800 ±2% 0.04 36 0 18 1 0.3 0.2 7 2 29 6
The Center[14] Feb. 1–8 1,800 ±2.8% — 27 — 17 8 — — 14 3 27 —
TNS[15] Jan. 28–Feb. 3 3,000 ±—% — 41.54 — 11.66 1.7 0.22 — 5.21 2 30.63 —
Pulse Asia[16] Jan. 22–26 1,800 ±2% 0.2 37 0.3 12 1 0.5 0.05 5 2 35 6
SWS[17] Jan. 21–24 2,100 ±2% 0.3 42 0.2 13 2 0.4 0.04 4 2 35 2
StratPOLLS[18] Jan. 16–22 2,400 ±2.2% — 36 0.25 15 5 1 — 11 4 26 —
2009
SWS[19] Dec. 27–28 2,100 ±2.2% — 44 0.4 15 0.5 0.4 — 5 1 33 1
Pulse Asia[20] Dec. 8–10 1,800 ±2% — 45 — 19 1 — — 5 1 23 5[p 1]
SWS[21] Dec. 5–10 2,100 ±2.2% — 46.2 0.1 16.0 1.1 0.2 0.03 4.6 1.1 27.0 3.7
The Center[22] Dec. 2–6 1,200 ±2.8% — 31 0.25 19 5 0.25 — 10 3 24 7.5

Vice presidential election

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size MoE Binay
PDP-Laban 		Chipeco
AK 		Fernando
V-VNP 		Legarda
NPC 		Manzano
LKS-KAM 		Roxas
LP 		Sonza
KBL 		Yasay
BPP 		Others Undecided
2010
Election results May 9 35,165,531 N/A 41.65 0.15 2.89 12.21 2.30 39.58 0.18 1.04 N/A
SWS[1] Exit poll 52,573 ±1% 42.52 0.43 2.92 11.51 1.81 39.17 0.20 1.43 —
SWS[23] May 2–3 2,400 ±2% 37.2 0.2 4 12 3 37 0.3 1 6
StratPOLLS[3] Apr. 27–May 2 1,500 — 37.8 0.2 2.7 13.1 3.5 40.1 0.2 1.2 —
The Center[24] Apr. 26–May 2 2,400 ±2.8% 25.0 — — 29.0 — 34.0 — — —
Manila Standard Today[25] Apr. 25–27 2,500 ±2% 28 — 2 20 3 38 — — 9
Pulse Asia[6] Apr. 23–25 1,800 ±2% 28 0.05 3 20 3 37 0.03 1 9
Manila Standard Today[26] Apr. 18–20 2,500 ±2% 22 — 3 23 2 41 — — 9
SWS[27] Apr. 16–19 2,400 ±2% 25 0.3 3 24 2 39 0.4 1 5
Pulse Asia[9] Mar. 21–28 3,000 ±2% 19 0.1 3 23 2 43 0.5 1 9
SWS[28] Mar. 19–22 2,100 ±2.2% 21 0.4 3 25 3 42 0.3 1 5
SWS[12] Feb. 24–28 2,100 ±2.2% 17 0.4 3 28 2 45 1 0.4 — 3
Pulse Asia[13] Feb. 21–25 1,800 ±2% 15 0.1 4 27 2 43 1 1 7
Pulse Asia[16] Jan. 22–26 1,800 ±2% 13 0.07 2 28 2 47 0.2 1 7
SWS[17] Jan. 21–24 2,100 ±2% 16 0.2 2 28 2 49 0.3 0.4 2
StratPOLLS[18] Jan. 16–22 2,400 ±2.2% 11 2 7 25 5 47 1 1 —
2009
SWS[19] Dec. 27–28 2,100 ±2.2% 14.0 0.04 3.0 31.0 2.0 47.0 0.3 0.2 2.4
Pulse Asia[20] Dec. 8–10 1,800 ±2% 14 — 2 37 2 39 — — 1 4
SWS[21] Dec. 5–10 2,100 ±2.2% 10.2 0.0 1.8 32.0 2.6 43.3 0.3 0.1 9.7
The Center[22] Dec. 2–6 1,200 ±2.8% 16.0 — 8.0 28.0 3.0 32.0 0.25 0.37 — —

Notes:

  1. ^ 1% picked "others" while 4% picked none/refused/undecided.

Pre-filing

The following are survey results before the deadline of filing of certificates of candidacy.

Note: Figures assigned with "–" refers that the person either wasn't included among the choices or failed to crack the top positions in the poll.

Pulse Asia

Pulse Asia: Of the people on this list, whom would you vote for as President of the Philippines if the elections were held today and they were presidential candidates?
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size MoE De Castro
Ind. 		Jo. Estrada
PMP 		Legarda
NPC 		Escudero
Ind. 		Roxas
LP 		Lacson
UNO 		Villar
NP 		Fernando
V-VNP 		Binay
PDP-Laban 		Villanueva
BPP 		Gordon
V-VNP 		Teodoro
Lakas-K-C 		Puno
Lakas-K-C 		Others No answer / refused to answer / undecided
Pulse Asia[29] May 4–17, 2009 1,200 ±3% 18 15 7 17 13 4 14 0.3 4 0.4 1 1 1
2.5%
Pangilinan (Ind): 1%
Velarde (Ind): 0.3%
Panlilio (Lib): 0.2%
Others: 1%
 4
Pulse Asia[30] Oct 14–27, 2008 1,200 ±3% 18 17 13 15 6 7 17 1 1 1 – – – – –
Pulse Asia[31] July 1–14, 2008 1,200 ±3% 22 16 14 14 8 5 12 1 2 – – – 0.2 – –
Pulse Asia[32] Feb 2–Mar 8, 2008 1,200 ±3% 21.5 – 17.5 13 10.5 9.9 9.3 1.4 1.2 – 0.7 0.3 –
7.2%
Ji. Estrada (PMP): 3.3%
Trillanes (UNO): 3%
Esperon (Ind): 0.4%
Belmonte (Lib): 0.3%
Ermita (Lakas-K-C): 0.1%
Meloto (Ind): 0.1%
 6.8

Notes:

Social Weather Stations

Social Weather Stations: Under the present Constitution, the term of Pres. Arroyo is only up to the year 2010, and there will be an election for President in May 2010. Who in your opinion are the good leaders who should succeed President Arroyo as President?
Person Sep '07[33] Dec '07[33] Mar '08 Jun '08 Nov '08[34] Dec '08[35] Mar '09[36] Jun '09[37] Sep '09[38]
Aquino, Benigno III -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60%
Cayetano, Alan Peter 1% 3% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Binay, Jejomar -- -- -- -- -- -- 1% 4% 12%
De Castro, Noli 25% 30% 35% 31% 29% 31% 27% 19% 8%
Estrada, Joseph 5% 9% 14% 11% 13% 11% 13% 25% 18%
Escudero, Francis 13% 15% 19% 14% 16% 19% 23% 20% 15%
Estrada, Jinggoy 1% 2% -- -- 1% -- 1% -- --
Fernando, Bayani 5% 9% 14% 11% 13% 11% 13% -- 1%
Gordon, Richard -- -- -- -- -- -- 1% 4% 9%
Lacson, Panfilo 18% 13% 12% 16% 17% 14% 14% 7% 2%
Legarda, Loren 44% 23% 30% 26% 26% 28% 25% 15% 5%
Pangilinan, Francis 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% -- --
Ramon Revilla -- -- -- -- -- -- 1% -- --
Roxas, Mar 9% 20% 16% 13% 13% 10% 15% 20% 12%
Santiago, Miriam 3% 4% -- -- 1% 1% 4% 13% 17%
Trillanes, Antonio IV 4% 3% -- -- 1% 1% -- -- --
Villar, Manny 18% 27% 17% 25% 28% 27% 26% 33% 37%
Don't know 12% 12% 11% 15% 9% 7% 13% 7% 6%
Not sure/None 6% 5% 5% 8% 9% 12% 7% 18% 4%

Notes:[39][40]

Controversy

With the various surveys showing a two-horse race between Noynoy Aquino and Manny Villar, other candidates had expressed doubts on the accuracy of the surveys. Presidential candidate Richard Gordon filed a temporary restraining order before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, to stop Pulse Asia and SWS from releasing results of pre-election surveys. Gordon said that the research groups used false methodologies and that the 2 survey companies are "stealing the people's minds" and preventing voters from carefully choosing their preferred candidates, particularly those running for president."[42]

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