As December 2015 survey in presidential survey made by Pulse Asia, Vp Binay ranked as first among Duterte,Poe,Roxas and Santiago. The non-commissioned poll, conducted from Dec. 4 to 11, found 33 percent of 1,200 respondents want Binay, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer, as president. Binay’s rating jumped into 19% from 14% he garnered last September.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Grace Poe, with 23 and 21 percent, respectively, were statistically tied at second place.Duterte, who filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan on Nov. 27. While Poe suffered from 5 point drop from 26% to 21%.

Poe’s rating drop because some nitezens think that she has been disqualified and some said that she maybe can’t run. It has a big impact in the image of the politician to have this kind of issue. “Some respondents thought she has been disqualified. Others may be unsure she can still run,” Tabunda said Pulse Asia Research director.