ABS-CBNNews.com, citing information from a Pulse Asia survey with 1,200 respondents, reports that Senator Francis Escudero ranks first among the 2013 Senate hopefuls. The report noted that "6 percent of the 1,200 respondents named Escudero as their top choice." Based on the survey, Pulse Asia came up with the list of the top 25 2013 Senate bets:
1. Sen. Chiz Escudero
2. Sen. Loren Leharda
3. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
4. Rep. Jack Enrile
5. Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas
6. Sen. Gringo Honasan,
7. Sen. Koko Pimentel
8. Rep. JV Ejercito
9. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV
10. former senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
11. former senator Richard Gordon,
12. Rep. Edgardo "Sonny" Angara,
13. Ma. Lourdes Nancy Binay
14. Cynthia Villar
15. former senator Jamby Madrigal
16. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon
17. Joey de Venecia
18. Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos
19. Mark Lapid
20. Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos
21. MTRCB chair Grace Poe-Llmanzares
22. Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla
23. former senator Ernesto Maceda
24. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel
25. Rep. Mitos Magsaysay
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