Nine of the top 12 preferred candidates in the latest Tugon ng Masa (TNM) senatorial survey ahead of the 2025 elections were part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration slate.
According to the survey conducted by OCTA Research from November 10 to 16, 2024, ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo, running on the administration slate, took the top spot with 73 percent of the voter preference.
Participants were asked: “If the May 2025 elections were held today, who would you likely vote for as senator?”
Respondents were allowed to choose up to 12 candidates.
Ben Tulfo, media personality and independent candidate, followed closely in second place with 66 percent.
Former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, also backed by the administration, secured third place with 63 percent.
Re-electionist Senator Christopher Go, running under the PDP-Laban party, garnered 52 percent to take fourth place.
Rounding out the top 12 were administration-backed candidates, including incumbent Senators Pia Cayetano and Ramon Revilla Jr., who each received 49 percent; former senators Panfilo Lacson (47 percent) and Manny Pacquiao (38 percent); Senators Lito Lapid (36 percent) and Francis Tolentino (32 percent); and former Interior secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (30 percent).
Senator Imee Marcos, the president’s sister, garnered 41 percent, placing her in the eighth spot.
The survey, which involved face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents nationwide, has a ±3 percent margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.
