Iglesia Ni Cristo Endorses Seven Team PNoy and Five UNA Senatorial Bets

Iglesia Ni Cristo Endorses Seven Team PNoy and Five UNA Senatorial Bets

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), which practices bloc voting, is set to name this week the 7 Team PNoy and 5 United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial candidates it will support in the May 13 elections.

They are:
 

Team PNoy

Sonny Angara
Bam Aquino
Alan Peter Cayetano
Grace Poe
Loren Legarda
Antonio Trillanes
Cynthia Villar


Team UNA

JV Ejercito
Richard Gordon
Nancy Binay
Gringo Honasan
Jack Enrile


According to Pulse Asia President Ronnie Holmes, 3% of the voting population are members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), and INC support could translate to around 1.5 to 1.8 million votes.

Analysts believe INC's bloc votes will likely affect those in the tail end of the surveys.

The INC endorsements could thus significantly help UNA bets Honasan (11th-16th in latest Pulse Asia), Enrile (11th to 16th), Gordon (14th to 18th), and Team PNoy's Angara (8th to 14th) in making it to the top 12.

However, the non-endorsements may harm Team PNoy candidates Risa Hontiveros (12th to 17th) and Jun Magsaysay (12th to 17th), and UNA's Migz Zubiri (10th to 16th).

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago earlier warned that the survey results will change once the INC announces its candidates. - ABS-CBN News