With just five months before the election, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III continued to hold a huge lead over his presidential rivals according to pollster Pulse Asia. The Liberal Party standard bearer collected 45% of the respondents in the nationwide pre-elections survey conducted by Pulse Asia. Nacionalista Party bet and real estate tycoon, Manny Villar Jr., cornered 23%. Ousted former Philippine President Joseph “Erap” Estrada of the Partidong Masang Pilipino (PMP) checked in third by netting 19% of the votes made by the respondents.