Former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman and Bagumbayan vice-presidential candidate Bayani “BF” Fernando has been consistently topping the weekly online mock elections in Facebook, a popular social networking site in the Philippines.

In the latest two-week poll done by Facebook Election 2010 Application, which lasted from March 18-April 1, Fernando led all VP candidates with 45 percent of the votes cast, followed by Perfecto Yasay with 25 percent and Mar Roxas a far third with 13 percent.

The previous online weekly election rounds also saw the former MMDA chairman leading his rivals in the top spot. Bimbo Cabochan, Internet marketing campaign expert and Fernando’s new media head welcomes the overwhelming support from the online sector, “BF is very happy with the news. This just confirms that more and more voters are now thinking and basing their decisions on track record. We’ve always been hopeful of the online community since most Internet users are opinion leaders and they cannot be swayed by gimmicks, surveys or heavy advertising.”

Meanwhile, Senator Dick Gordon has also caught up with his presidential rivals in the same mock elections. For the first time in 14 rounds, Gordon led all candidates with 44 percent followed by Eddie Villanueva and Gilbert Teodoro with 27 percent and 19 percent respectively. Noynoy Aquino placed 4th with 6 percent while Manny Villar landed on the 5th spot with only 2 percent of the votes.

In the senatorial race, Miriam Defensor-Santiago led all candidates with 48 percent of the voters choosing her. Rounding up the top 12 are Pia Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos, Frank Drilon, Juan Ponce Enrile, Ralph Recto, Kata Inocencio, Alex Tinsay, Gilbert Remulla, Risa Hontiveros, Sonia Roco, and Serge Osmeña.