Voter preference for the 2025 senatorial polls leans toward media personalities, incumbent and former lawmakers, and administration allies, a recent Tugon Ng Masa survey released by OCTA Research showed.
Familiar names such as the Tulfo brothers and those affiliated with the administration’s “Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas” slate are currently leading the race if the elections were held today.
ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo continued to command strong support at 70 percent, maintaining his position as the top contender, followed by his brother, Ben Tulfo, at 60 percent.
Re-electionist Senator Christopher Go also ranked high at 58 percent, while former Senate President Vicente Sotto III was at 52 percent. Followed by Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. (49 percent), former Senator Panfilo Lacson and TV host Willie Revillame at 48 percent each, and Senator Pia Cayetano (46 percent).
Meanwhile, former Senator Manny Pacquiao registered a 45 percent voting preference, followed by Senator Imee Marcos (44 percent) and Senator Lito Lapid (43 percent)
The 11th and 12th spots also appeared to be tightly contested with five candidates competing for a place in the Senate race – Benjamin Abalos Jr. at 39 percent, Senator Francis Tolentino at 38 percent, Makati Mayor Abby Binay at 37 percent, and Rep. Camille Villar and Senator Ronald Dela Rosa at 36 percent each.
The non-commissioned survey was conducted from January 25 to 31, 2025 with 1,200 respondents, using face-to-face interviews nationwide. The survey has a ±3% margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
Earlier, a separate survey done by Pulse Asia showed that ten out of twelve candidates from the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate are likely to secure seats if the 2025 midterm elections were held today.
The same survey also showed that only 12 party-list groups are likely to secure representation in the House of Representatives out of the 155 vying for congressional seats in the May elections.
Under the Party-List System Act, a party-list group must earn at least 2 percent of the total votes to secure one congressional seat.
Those exceeding this threshold may qualify for additional seats, with a maximum of three per group.
Leading the race is ACT-CIS, with a 7.96 percent voter preference, followed closely by 4Ps (7.42 percent), Tingog (6.29 percent), Uswag Ilonggo (4.83 percent), and Senior Citizens (4.44 percent). These five groups are on track to secure the maximum three-seat allocation in the House according to the party-list system act.
Seven other party-list groups are poised to win two seats each: Ako Bicol (3.32 percent), PPP (2.52 percent), Malasakit@Bayanihan (2.46 percent), Asenso Pinoy (2.44 percent), Duterte Youth (2.38 percent), Agimat (2.06 percent), and Gabriela (2.06 percent).