Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Monday vowed to fight attempt to derail the May 10 elections and assured that elections will push through as scheduled.

"I shall fight any attempt to derail the May 10 elections and the people are with me. All enemies of democracy must be forewarned to stand down from violating the popular will," Arroyo said in a statement.

"We will not allow a few desperate power seekers to prevail against the tide of national unity, democracy and the fight for change in the lives of our people," Arroyo added.

Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson said Friday that "adventurous elements" from the opposition are floating a plan to scuttle the elections.

He said part of the plan is to launch a large-scale rally of various political groups on May 1 to protest Arroyo's use of government funds for her political campaign, which, however, has been postponed.

Meanwhile, Arroyo's campaign spokesman Michael Defensor said Arroyo will intensify her campaign not just to win in the presidential race but to capture majority of the votes in the May 10 elections.

Arroyo has widened the lead over her closest rival Fernando PoeJr. in the May 10 election by a significant 10.5 percent, according to the latest survey by a private polling firm on April 20-22.

The survey showed voter preference for Arroyo soared to 36.9 percent over Poe's 26.4 percent, compared to the results of the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations, which showed Arroyo leading the presidential race with 35.3 percent, followed by Poe 's 30.8 percent.

Source: Xinhua