A photo posted by Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero (@iamhearte) on Apr 10, 2016 at 12:31am PDT

MANILA - Heart Evangelista defended her husband, vice presidential candidate Francis "Chiz" Escudero, from those who criticized and poked fun at his "robotic voice" and drawn-out answers during Sunday's debate organized by the Commission on Elections.

Lakas lang makarapper ni Sen. Chiz Escudero magsalita. Very Chiz Khalifa. Charot! — Ethel Booba (@IamEthylGabison) April 11, 2016

Imagine Chiz your president speaking like that day in and day out for 6 years. Mass suicide. — Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) April 10, 2016

Hay. Chiz Escudero's politiko voice. :( — Juan Miguel Severo (@TheRainBro) April 10, 2016

On her Instagram account on Tuesday, Evangelista, who married Escudero last year, insisted that her husband is still the best choice for vice president in the upcoming elections.

She posted an image with a text that read: "Tulad ng 'Waze,' gusto mo man o ayaw ang boses na nagsasalita sa app, dadalhin ka naman niya sa destinasyon na hangad mong puntahan."

"Wala sa tono ng salita, nasa gawa!" Evangelista added in the caption of the photo.

A photo posted by Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero (@iamhearte) on Apr 11, 2016 at 11:38pm PDT

According to the latest survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS) released Monday, Escudero saw a drop in his popularity rating, as Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. took the solo lead in the vice-presidential race.

(FULL STORY: Bongbong takes solo lead in VP race: SWS)

The March 30 - April 2 polls showed Marcos steady at the top, with 26 percent of 1,500 adult respondents choosing him as their top choice for vice president. Escudero, on the other hand, shed seven percentage to 21 percent from his previous 28 percent.

Escudero has since downplayed his slide from first to second.

"Mataas man kami o mababa hindi namin pipintasan ang survey," he said. "Bahagi 'yan ng hamon na kinakaharap ng kampanya. Bihira naman sa kampanya na lamang all the way."