Malacanang has come out swinging against the October 2007 Pulse Asia survey that found President Arroyo the “most corrupt President” in the history of the Philippines.
PMS Chief Cerge Remonde called it “unfair, unkind, and un-Christian.”
Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said surveys like these were largely irrelevant. “Pinakamahalaga ang walang sawang serbisyo ng Pangulo sa milyun-milyong Pilipino, hindi ang rating niya sa mga survey ng 1,500 tao.”
The insinuation that the small sample size of such surveys rendered them insignificant was echoed in one of Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye’s statements. He said: “We therefore vehemently challenge the survey results which could have been influenced by a number of distorting factors such as the sample (1,200 respondents out of 84 million Filipinos), possibly misleading questions and even the person or persons who commissioned the survey.”
Executive Secretary Ed Ermita later amplified on that last point. Clearly referring to ex-senator Serge Osmena, he said: “It’s a pity that because of politics, certain elements — organizations or individuals – are using the survey as a fodder for their relentless attack on the President.”
Are the President’s men arguing reasonably? Judge for yourself. In Newsstand, I list many links, to Pulse Asia, to previous readings of earlier surveys, to the science of opinion polling. One thing I did not include there, which we can put to good use here, is the Sample Calculator. How big should your sample be, if you want it to be representative of the population you are surveying?
Go ahead. Give it a try.
December 21st, 2007 at 10:14 am
Belat ni Gloria
What happen to all the posting, I was doing the pasting all of the sudden everything has been deleted………. Hellooooo Garci! Eh, Este. John: You must be having fun doing your clean-up! How about clean-up the mess in Malacanyang Palace, Instead. This is the only place we can get our frustration out. Pati ba ikaw eh, Maging madamot din. Merry christmas!
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almost 20% post mo na nga eh, pagbigyan mo namang iba ang aming nababasa, nakakasawa ka na, paulit ulit……..
baka naman may problema computer mo, or yung internet provider mo, huwag mo naman agad sissihin si john, ako nahihiya para sa iyo, my apologies john……
merry christmas….
December 21st, 2007 at 1:15 am
What happen to all the posting, I was doing the pasting all of the sudden everything has been deleted. Hellooooo Garci! Eh, Este. John: You must be having fun doing your clean-up! How about clean-up the mess in Malacanyang Palace, Instead. This is the only place we can get our frustration out. Pati ba ikaw eh, Maging madamot din. Merry christmas!
December 20th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Adios Pandak
Problem? Who? Gloria Lavandera? She don’t have problem she have plenty of money to do whatever she want to do. Ako ang my problem!
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ako, ikaw, si gma, tayong lahat, kanya kanyang problema lang yan…….
huwag kang maghinagpis sa iyong problema, hindi ka bibigyan ng Dyos na hindi mo kaya…….
PRAY HARDER TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS…..
most of all do DO SOMETHING about your problem, baka umaasa kang gobyerno pa ang mag solve ng problema mo……..
mali naman yan……
December 20th, 2007 at 4:00 am
ian
Napaka biased naman ng pulse asia. sana inispend nalang nila yung resources nila sa mas magandang bagay tulad ng pagbigay relief goods to those needy people who barely cant afford to buy food. this is worth more than telling the president to be corrupt. why not think some postive ideas, ways, to reach out those poor people. this is sickening to hear…
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The survey is from the filipino people, They’re only telling the truth. If you’re tired to hear it then don’t listen. There is no positive that Mrs. Pidal’s, Has been doing accept lately she’s been given gifts to the poor! bakit ngayon lang she’s been squatting in Malacanyang Palace for seven years. If is not for the survey hindi pa gagawa ng kabutihan. Ang ling ling ano!
December 19th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
janice
bakit may Image pa ba tayong pilipino. Sa ginawa ng presidente nyo na mandarayA may image PA BA TAYO! nAKAKAHIYA NGA EH KASI PRESENDENTE NG pILIPINAS MANDARAYA. HINDI YAN NANALO SA MINDANO. BAKIT PAGDATING DYAN SA MANILA. NANALO NA CYA. O ANO NGAYON? ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MO.
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Oh, Heto pa! If she really win why is it they swear her in, In the wee hours of the night 3:AM the swear her in the wee hrs of the night just to make sure that she’s the one going to squat in Malacanyang Palace. Eh, Ano pa nga ba. Eh di naging FAKE PRESIDENT SIYA.