Presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday addressed the recent pre-elections surveys that showed him lagging behind other candidates for presidency.
"Surveys are not elections. Last time I heard, elections are on May 9," Lacson said in a press conference.
His statement came after the latest pre-election survey from Pulse Asia showed that he was behind Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Vice President Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and Senator Manny Pacquiao on the race to presidency.
Lacson saw the support of only two percent out of Pulse Asia's 2,400 respondents from February 18 to 23.
Similarly, Lacson also placed fifth on the pre-election survey carried out by the Manila Broadcasting Company-DZRH on March 12, where he saw the support of 4.7% out of the 7,566 respondents.
Lacson, during the press conference, expressed his gratitude to his supporters for continuing to contribute to his campaign despite his position in the surveys.
"Now that campaign funds are supposed to come by hard and seldom, old and new friends and true believers in our fight for good governance and against the evils of corruption volunteer their support by contributing to our campaign. I couldn't thank them enough," he said.
"Di ba mga contributors lalo ang traditional, they always contribute sa tingin nilang siguradong panalo at alam nilang medyo nahirapan, teka muna. Ang iba ayaw na, nawalan ng enthusiasm," he said.
(The "traditional" contributors would contribute to those they think have a good chance of winning and leave behind those they think do not.)
According to Lacson, many of his friends continue to call him and want him to continue his fight despite his low placement on recent pre-election surveys.
Lacson is running under Partido Reporma, with Senate President Vicente Sotto III as his vice president.
