Posted March 14, 2007 12:12:00(Mla Time)

MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Loren Legarda topped the list of senatorial candidates with a statistical chance of winning a seat if the May 2007 elections were held today, according to the latest survey by an independent polling firm.

Legarda, a candidate of the Genuine Opposition (GO), got an overall voter preference of 56.8 percent out of the 1,800 respondents surveyed nationwide from Feb. 28 to March 5, 2007 by Pulse Asia Inc. The survey had a +/- 2 percent margin of error, the polling firm said in a statement to media. (More on Inquirer)

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