ANAD slams deceptive survey results

Press Release
By Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy
March 21, 2007

QUEZON CITY, Philippines  –  DECEPTIVE and UNREAL. OPINION or polled surveys results don’t reflect the true sentiment or choice of the people. Nevertheless, these are made pursuant to the propaganda campaign of the sponsoring client.

This is the reaction of the Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD) to the latest Pulse Asia survey showing that the Maoist communist front partylists - - Bayan Muna and Gabriela; and together with the European communist – Akbayan, are currently leading 12 other party-list groups in the run-up towards the May 14 elections.

“1,800 respondents and mostly in Metro Manila do not clearly reflect the Filipino people’s choice. Yet survey outfits insist on conducting these to keep afloat their respective businesses and interests. Publishing these surveys, which is not reflective of the people’s true sentiments, only serves the bandwagon strategy of their campaign,” said Jun Alcover, ANAD national chairman.

It can be recalled that since 2005 until today, results from SWS and Pulse Asia survey groups reported a bleak picture of the country’s economy and political life. “Yet foreign investors and the country’s business community relentlessly stood by the government’s fiscal policy and programs resulting in the country’s economic turn-around,” Alcover pointed out.

Reacting to the possibility that survey results are designed to sway public opinion and sentiment against the government, Alcover said, “This is expected and that is the real motive behind all these surveys. But the awakened citizenry of the country already has made known its choice as they stayed away from communist inspired and orchestrated mass actions in Metro Manila and other major cities, in the country,” Alcover explained.

“The dwindling support of the Filipino people on these mass actions is very indicative of the people’s awakening and displeasure against the Maoist communist Bayan, Bayan Muna, Anak Pawis, Gabriela, Migrante, Suara, Kabataan party-list; the Marxist-Leninist’s Sanlakas, and Partido Manggagawa; and the European communist in Akbayan,” he said.

However, there is one aspect in the latest Pulse Asia survey that must not go unnoticed. Alcover pointed to the reported 11.9% of the survey’s respondents manifesting preference for Bayan Muna. “This is way below the l6% plus rating that Bayan Muna got from the SWS survey in February 2007. This means that the people are already aware and has manifested their distaste on the true character of these communist party-list organizations,” Alcover said.