In the most recent Tangere 2025 Senatorial Preferential Survey, there was a three-way tie for top place; FPRRD’s arrest increased PDP-Laban’s chances of winning a Senate seat

A three-way statistical tie between brothers Media Executive Ben “Bitag” Tulfo and ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo and Senator Bong Go, who each received 54% of the vote, was the result of Tangere’s most recent 2025 Pre-Election Senatorial Preferential Survey, which was conducted on the eve of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest. Ben ‘Bitag’ Tulfo received 54.63% of the vote, which put him at the top of the overall rating. Metro Manila and Visayas voters chose him. Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon voters favored Erwin Tulfo, the ACT-CIS congressman, who came in third (53.50%). Rep. Erwin Tulfo was preferred by older respondents, whereas Ben “Bitag” Tulfo was more popular with voters between the ages of 18 and 25. Senator Bong Go, the incumbent, will rank second overall with a 54% voter choice, a significant rise over the study conducted last month. When it came to Mindanao voter preference, Senator Go was the most popular candidate.

Effect of PRRD Arrest – PDP Laban Candidates

• A notable increase for the following candidates and guests from PDP-Laban was recorded for February. This can be attributed to the rise in support for the embattled former president:
  • Senator Bong Go (Ranked 1-3) from 51.25% to 54.00%;
  • Senator Bato Dela Rosa (Ranked 7-13) &nbspfrom 36.54% to 37.29%;
  • Actor Philip Salvador (Ranked 19-20) from 21.92% to 22.67%;
  • Rodante Marcoleta (Ranked 21-23) from 19.12% to 19.83%;
  • Jimmy Bondoc (Ranked 21-23) from 17.63% to 18.13%;
  • Vic Rodriguez (Ranked 26-27) from 6.63% to 10.42%
• No notable movement were recorded for Sec. Raul Lambino, Pastor Quiboloy, and Jesus Hinlo, Jr.

Effect of PRRD Arrest – Admin Candidates

• No notable movement were recorded for the following candidates:
  • Former Senator Tito Sotto continued to rank fourth with a 47.67% voter preference;
  • Senator Bong Revilla and Senator Pia Cayetano remained statistically tied at 5-6 with 42% voter preference each;
  • Former DILG Secretary Ben Abalos ranked seventh overall with a 37.54% voter preference. He is statistically tied with other admin candidates for 7-13 , Senator Lito Lapid (37.00%),  Senator Manny Pacquiao (36.92%) , and Senator Ping Lacson (36.29%);

• A notable increase for the following candidates was recorded:
  • Senator Ping Lacson (Ranked 7-13) from 33.33% to 36.29%;
  • Makati Mayor Abigail Binay (Ranked 13-16) from 30.42% to 33.88%;
  • Camille Villar (Ranked 14-16) from 29.38% to 32.04%.

• Only the following candidates from the administration lineup recorded a decrease in voter preference :
  • Senator Imee Marcos (Ranked 17-18) from 29.04% to 27.13%;
  • Senator Francis Tolentino (Ranked 17-18) from 28.04% to 27.04%.

FPRRD ICC Arrest

According to Tangere’s latest public opinion poll, a strong majority, exceeding three out of four are against the Marcos Administration’s cooperation with Interpol in arresting Former President Rodrigo Duterte Based on the ICC Warrant .  Respondents from Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, Mindanao, and Visayas are the key demographics driving the agreement. Opposition to the agreement is largely concentrated among 36 to 50 year-old respondents from Metro Manila and Northern Luzon,. The vast majority of respondents, specifically 73%, said that the arrest will cause a national rift within the country. A significant two-thirds of those who trusted the Marcos Administration lost their trust after the arrest of the former president,

In response to the question if this will have an effect on their voter preference this coming May 2025 Mid-Term Elections, More than a substantial portion of voters, specifically 85%, mentioned that this will play a significant role in their selection process during the upcoming midterm elections.

With a sample size of 2,400 participants (+/- 1.96% Margin of Error at a 95% Confidence Level), the non-commissioned survey was administered via a mobile responder application on March 11–14, 2025, using a stratified random sampling approach (quota based sampling). Twelve percent came from the National Capital Region (NCR), twenty percent from Visayas, twenty-three percent from Northern Luzon, twenty-two percent from Southern Luzon, and twenty-three percent from Mindanao.

The goal of Tangere, an innovative market research firm with an award-winning technological application, is to understand Filipino opinions. Tangere is pleased to be a member of both the Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) and the Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines (MORES). One of the first businesses to register with the COMELC was Tangere.

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