As the Philippines approaches the May midterm elections, four party-list groups are poised to secure the maximum three seats in the House of Representatives, according to the latest Tugon ng Masa survey conducted by OCTA Research.
The survey revealed that ACT-CIS leads with a voter preference of 8.70 percent, followed by Tingog with 5.77 percent. The 4Ps party list garnered 5.40 percent getting the third spot, while Ako Bicol received 4.20 percent.
Under the Party-List System Act (Republic Act No. 7941), party-list groups must secure at least two percent of the total votes to qualify for one congressional seat, with additional seats awarded proportionally, up to a maximum of three.
The survey, which polled 1,200 respondents from March 18 to 24, showed that out of the 155 party-list groups vying for representation, only 11 are on track to gain more than one seat.
Among these, seven other party lists are likely to win two seats each. Senior Citizens with 3.70 percent got the fifth spot, followed by GP with 3.14 percent at sixth and Duterte Youth with 2.87 percent at seventh.
TUPAD with 2.36 percent and Malasakit@Bayanihan with 2.33 percent received the eighth and ninth spots respectively. They are followed by Ang Probinsyano with 2.12 percent and FPJ Panday Bayanihan with 2.03 percent.
Meanwhile, 24 other party-list groups were projected to win one seat in the coming polls.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “4 party-lists likely to secure 3 seats in 2025 elections—OCTA.”