A Pulse Asia survey conducted April 3-5 showed the biggest net distrust for Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and administration senatorial candidate Teresa Aquino-Oreta.
The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, showed the five persons having the biggest level of distrust were Oreta with 43 percent; President Arroyo, former president Fidel Ramos, and Esperon, all with 41 percent; and Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr. with 40 percent.
Pulse Asia said exactly the same percentage of Filipinos (41 percent) either distrust Esperon or cannot say if they trust or distrust him, leaving no more than two out of ten among those surveyed avowing trust in him.