Voters divided over 'ayuda' before polls
FILIPINO voters are divided on the distribution of "ayuda" (aid) during the election campaign period, a noncommissioned survey said. A survey by the public opinion research firm WR Numero said Friday 43 percent of Filipinos find the practice of distributing ayuda unacceptable, while 38 percent view it as acceptable. Some 20 percent are unsure. Among voters who are from Class ABC, 59 percent find it unacceptable, 32 percent say it is acceptable, and 9 percent are unsure. Among Class D voters, 56 percent find it unacceptable, 30 percent say it is acceptable, and 14 percent are unsure. Class E voters approve ayuda distribution during the election campaign, with 40 percent thinking it is acceptable, 38 percent saying it is unacceptable, and 23 percent unsure. In addition, more than half of Filipinos reported receiving ayuda over the past three months, with 44 percent receiving it at least once. However, five in 10 Filipinos agree on a resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prohibiting the release of ayuda days before the May 12 elections. Sixty-four percent of Class ABC voters agree with the resolution, with 31 percent disagreeing and 5 percent being unsure, while 61 percent of Class D voters agree with the resolution, 30 percent disagree, and 9 percent are unsure. Class E voters, meanwhile, were more split, with 43 percent disagreeing, 39 percent agreeing, and 18 percent unsure. This noncommissioned survey of WR Numero was conducted from Feb. 10 to 18, with 1,814 Filipino adults, having a margin of error of ±2 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
FILIPINO voters are divided on the distribution of "ayuda" (aid) during the election campaign period, a noncommissioned survey said.
A survey by the public opinion research firm WR Numero said Friday 43 percent of Filipinos find the practice of distributing ayuda unacceptable, while 38 percent view it as acceptable. Some 20 percent are unsure.
Among voters who are from Class ABC, 59 percent find it unacceptable, 32 percent say it is acceptable, and 9 percent are unsure.
Among Class D voters, 56 percent find it unacceptable, 30 percent say it is acceptable, and 14 percent are unsure.
Class E voters approve ayuda distribution during the election campaign, with 40 percent thinking it is acceptable, 38 percent saying it is unacceptable, and 23 percent unsure.
In addition, more than half of Filipinos reported receiving ayuda over the past three months, with 44 percent receiving it at least once.
However, five in 10 Filipinos agree on a resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prohibiting the release of ayuda days before the May 12 elections.
Sixty-four percent of Class ABC voters agree with the resolution, with 31 percent disagreeing and 5 percent being unsure, while 61 percent of Class D voters agree with the resolution, 30 percent disagree, and 9 percent are unsure.
Class E voters, meanwhile, were more split, with 43 percent disagreeing, 39 percent agreeing, and 18 percent unsure.
This noncommissioned survey of WR Numero was conducted from Feb. 10 to 18, with 1,814 Filipino adults, having a margin of error of ±2 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.
