A three-way tie for the top spot in the most recent Tangere 2025 Senatorial Preferential Survey;

According to Tangere’s most recent 2025 Pre-Election Senatorial Preferential Survey, Senator Bong Go, Media Executive Ben “Bitag” Tulfo, and ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo were tied three ways. Ben ‘Bitag’ Tulfo received 55.71% of the vote, which put him at the top of the overall list. Metro Manila and Visayas voters chose him. Northern Luzon and Central Luzon voters gave ACT-CIS congressman Erwin Tulfo a 54.42% vote preference, placing him in third place. As in last month’s study, older respondents preferred Rep. Erwin Tulfo, while millennial and Gen-Z voters preferred Ben “Bitag” Tulfo.

Ranking second overall will be incumbent senator, Senator Bong Go with a 55.17% voter preference, a notable increase from the previous month’s survey. Senator Go led all candidates in terms of voter preference in the entire Mindanao.

Biggest Gainers for April 2025

• The following are the top gainers for the month of April 2025:
  • Senator Bong Revilla, statistically tied at 4-5, with 47.13% voter preference, leading all candidates in votes from CALABARZON;
  • Incumbent Senator Francis Tolentino, statistically tied at 11-17, with a 32.96% voter preference driven by voters from CALABARZON and NCR;
  • Representative Marcoleta, statistically tied at 19-20, with a 23.13% voter preference driven by voters from Mindanao and voters belonging to the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).

Top 12 Candidates

• The following are the candidates constitutes the rest of the Top 12 slots:
  • Former Senator Tito Sotto, statistically tied at 4-5, with a 45.21% voter preference;
  • Five (5) candidates are statistically tied at 6-10:
    • Senator Pia Cayetano with a 39.17% voter preference;
    • Former DILG Secretary Ben Abalos ranked seventh overall with a 38.08% voter preference after posting a notable increase in Metro Manila, Northern Luzon, and Central Luzon;
    • Senator Lito Lapid with a 37.92% voter preference;
    • Senator Bato Dela Rose with a 37.42% voter preference;
    • Former Senator Panfilo Lacson with a 37.29% voter preference.
  • Former Senator Manny Pacquiao ranked 11^thoverall with a 34.25% voter preference. A notable decrease in Mindanao for April was recorded.

The non-commissioned survey, conducted April 7-9, 2025, was administered via a mobile-based respondent application with a sample size of 2,400 participants (+/- 1.96% Margin of Error at a 95% Confidence Level) using a Stratified Random Sampling method (Quota Based Sampling). The proportion was spread throughout the Philippines with 12 percent from NCR, 23 percent from Northern Luzon, 22 percent from Southern Luzon, 20 percent from Visayas, and 23 percent from Mindanao.

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