MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay, who started strong with about 40% in April 2015, now appears to be dropping out of the presidential contest, with days to go before election day. He is now down to an average of 14.3%, way below the survey leader Rodrigo Duterte who averages 35.4%.

As of May, Duterte continues to pull away from the pack. He is more than 10 percentage points away from second-placer Senator Grace Poe who averages 22.8% and third placer and former interior secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II who averages 19.3%.

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago remains the cellar-dweller with her 1.7% rating.

Looking at averages only, Poe appears to be on a downward trend like Binay, the exact opposite of Duterte. Roxas, the administration standard-bearer, has pulled away from Binay and appears to be closing the gap with second-placer Poe.

The latest results reflect numbers from polling firms Pulse Asia, Laylo Research Strategies, and Social Weather Stations.

Our Presidential Poll Monitor tracks the candidates’ popular trajectory by averaging candidate performance over time and across polls. It also collates dips and dramatic rises as recorded by the 3 pollsters.

Hover over the data points to see specific details about a particular candidate, including survey rating, date, and polling agency.

Opinion polls are snapshots of voter preferences and do not necessarily predict with certainty the outcome of elections.

Rappler’s poll monitor collects survey data and reflects the candidates’ rising or falling popularity. This is the last set of survey data expected from the 3 polling firms. – Rappler.com