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9  March  2010  
 
Dear  Mr.  Carandang:  
 
Please   find   attached   herewith   the   media   campaign   spending   data   of   the   presidential   candidates,   as   per  
Nielsen  report.  There  are  two  sets  of  data:  the  first  covers  the  period  of  100  days  prior  to  the  official  start  of  
the  campaign  period;  the  second  covers  the  period  of  9  February  to  8  March  2010.  
 
May  we  just  invite  your  attention  to  the  following  relevant  information:  
 
The  data  from  Nielsen  is  computed,  based  on  the  published  rate  card  of  the  broadcast  networks  and  the  print  
media  outlets.  The  Fair  Election  Act,  however,  mandates  the  media  outlets  to  give  the  candidates  a  discount  of  
30%,  20%,  and  10%  for  TV,  Radio,  and  print,  respectively.  Thus,  we  have  applied  the  mandated  discounts  to  
the  figures  reported  by  Nielsen,  which  are  based  on  published  rates.    Based  on  the  foregoing,  the  discounted  
total  media  spending  of  the  candidates  for  the  period  of  9  February  to  8  March  2010  would  be  as  follows:  
 
    Villar       98,134,336.30  
    Aquino     77,955,959.90  
    Estrada       69,742,769.60  
    Gordon     48,647,420.50  
    Teodoro                    31,500.00  
    Villanueva                                      0.00  
 
Ranged  against  the  campaign  spending  limit  per  presidential  candidate  of  P500M  (P10  per  registered  voter  x  
50  million  registered  voters),  the  candidates'    campaign  spending  on  media  can  be  expressed  as    percentages  
of  the  total  campaign  spending  limit,  thusly:  
 
    Villar       21%  
    Aquino     16%  
    Estrada       15%  
    Gordon     10%  
 
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    Teodoro     .05%  
    Villanueva       .001%  
 
 
Ranged   against   the   time   limit   of   120   minutes   per   television   network   per   candidate,   the   candidates'  
consumption   of   minutes   in   ABS-­‐CBN   2   and   GMA   7,   expressed   as   percentages   of   the   aforesaid   limit,   are   as  
follows:  
              ABS-­‐CBN  2     GMA  7  
        Villar       66.25%     66.25%  
        Aquino     63.33%     55%  
        Estrada     64.58%     54.16%    
        Gordon     43.33%     35.83%  
        Teodoro     0%       1.25%  
        Villanueva       0%       0%  
 
In  regard  to  the  100  day  period  prior  to  the  start  of  the  official  campaign  period  (i.e.,  1  November  2009  to  8  
February  2010),  we  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  combined  spending  of  Aquino,  Estrada,  
Gordon,  Teodoro,  and  Villanueva  based  on  rate  card  (as  there  is  no  discount  rates  required  under  the  law  to  
be  given  by  the  networks  to  the  candidates  during  this  period)  exceeded  that  of  Villar's  by  only  6%.  That  is:  
 
    Combined  spending  of  Aquino,  Estrada,  Gordon,  Teodoro  and  Villanueva                    1.273B    
    Villar  spending                                                                                                                            1.197B  
 
We  hope  that  you  will  find  the  foregoing  information  useful.  
 
 
Best,  
 
 
 
Atty.  Roberto  Eugenio  T.  Cadiz  
Executive  Director,  Libertás  
Coordinator,  Pera  at  Pulitika  Consortium

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