Erwin Tulfo, Lacson, Sotto lead survey
A MIX of current and former elected officials and other known personalities emerged as the favorites among voters in the latest senatorial preference survey results released by political consultancy firm PUBLiCUS Asia on Monday. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo came out on top in the poll conducted from September 15 to 19. It showed 42 percent of the respondents would vote for the former broadcaster if the elections were held during the survey period. Following closely were former senators Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto III with 38 percent and 37 percent, respectively. Taking fourth place was former president Rodrigo Duterte with 36 percent, while Sen. Bong Go secured fifth place with 33 percent. Former senator Francis Pangilinan landed in sixth spot with 30 percent voter preference. Meanwhile, sitting senators Francis Tolentino and Imee Marcos were statistically tied with former senator Manny Pacquiao with 29 percent voting preference. Taking 10th place was human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, ranked with 28 percent, while Sen. Pia Cayetano placed 11th with 27 percent. Tulfo's brother and fellow broadcaster Ben Tulfo rounded up the top 12 by obtaining 26 percent voter support. Erwin Tulfo, Lacson, Sotto, Tolentino, Marcaos, Pacquiao and Cayetano are among the 12 candidates running under the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas being endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The PUBLiCUS survey, whose results were released a day before the official filing of certificates of candidacy (CoCs) for different elective positions, also showed several incumbent senators falling outside the Top 12. Among them are Senators Ronald de la Rosa, Lito Lapid and Bong Revilla, who ranked 13th, 19th and 22nd, respectively. Lapid and Revilla are also administration candidates. The survey used purposive sampling with 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from a market research panel of over 200,000 registered Filipino voters. The panel is maintained by the Singapore office of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with a multinational presence. The election period starts with the filing of CoCs from October 1 to 8.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
A MIX of current and former elected officials and other known personalities emerged as the favorites among voters in the latest senatorial preference survey results released by political consultancy firm PUBLiCUS Asia on Monday.
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo came out on top in the poll conducted from September 15 to 19. It showed 42 percent of the respondents would vote for the former broadcaster if the elections were held during the survey period.
Following closely were former senators Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto III with 38 percent and 37 percent, respectively.
Taking fourth place was former president Rodrigo Duterte with 36 percent, while Sen. Bong Go secured fifth place with 33 percent.
Former senator Francis Pangilinan landed in sixth spot with 30 percent voter preference.
Meanwhile, sitting senators Francis Tolentino and Imee Marcos were statistically tied with former senator Manny Pacquiao with 29 percent voting preference.
Taking 10th place was human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, ranked with 28 percent, while Sen. Pia Cayetano placed 11th with 27 percent.
Tulfo's brother and fellow broadcaster Ben Tulfo rounded up the top 12 by obtaining 26 percent voter support.
Erwin Tulfo, Lacson, Sotto, Tolentino, Marcaos, Pacquiao and Cayetano are among the 12 candidates running under the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas being endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The PUBLiCUS survey, whose results were released a day before the official filing of certificates of candidacy (CoCs) for different elective positions, also showed several incumbent senators falling outside the Top 12.
Among them are Senators Ronald de la Rosa, Lito Lapid and Bong Revilla, who ranked 13th, 19th and 22nd, respectively.
Lapid and Revilla are also administration candidates.
The survey used purposive sampling with 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from a market research panel of over 200,000 registered Filipino voters. The panel is maintained by the Singapore office of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with a multinational presence.
The election period starts with the filing of CoCs from October 1 to 8.
