High prices, corruption key issues for party-list groups
(UPDATE) SURGING prices of essential goods and corruption in government are the primary concerns for party-list groups, according to the latest pre-election survey by Tangere. The survey highlights the pressing issues that voters want their party-list representatives to address, with 75 percent of the respondents calling for measures to curb the cost of basic commodities, while 74 percent demanded stronger legislative action to fight corruption. Health care improvements also rank high among voter concerns, with 73 percent stressing the need for better services in public hospitals, 70 percent prioritizing enhancing rural health care. Similarly, 72 percent want party-lists to focus on boosting employment opportunities, and 70 percent called for a higher the minimum wage. The ACT-CIS Party-List (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) has taken a hit, with its voter preference dropping by nearly six percent compared to the previous month. The decline was linked to the citizenship controversy surrounding its representative, Erwin Tulfo. The controversy has also impacted Tulfo's standing in the senatorial voter preference rankings, as revealed in a concurrent survey. Despite the setback, ACT-CIS remains poised to secure three seats in Congress, leading the survey with a voter preference of 9.42 percent. Trailing behind are five party-lists predicted to gain two seats each: 4PS Party-List (Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino) with six percent; Ako Bicol Party-List with 4.21 percent; Tingog Party-List (4 percent); Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-List (3.50 percent); and ACT Teachers Party-List (3.41 percent). Forty other party-lists are projected to claim one seat each, among them the 1-Rider Party-List (3.25 percent), Duterte Youth Party-List (three percent), 1Pacman (2.67 percent), and Gabriela (2.67 percent). The survey also spotlighted new players in the political arena. Solid North Party-List, representing the Ilocos Region, garnered 1.52 percent. Ang Bumbero ng Pilipinas Party-List gained traction among respondents in Camanava (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) and Eastern Manila. FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List drew support from Regions 1 and 3 with the same 1.52 percent. Partido sa Bagong Pilipino Party-List, led by lawyer Gregorio Larrazabal and real estate executive Beaver Lopez, captured 1.37 percent, with significant backing from the Caraga region. The Tangere survey conducted from Jan. 8-11, had 2,400 respondents, and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.96 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
(UPDATE) SURGING prices of essential goods and corruption in government are the primary concerns for party-list groups, according to the latest pre-election survey by Tangere.
The survey highlights the pressing issues that voters want their party-list representatives to address, with 75 percent of the respondents calling for measures to curb the cost of basic commodities, while 74 percent demanded stronger legislative action to fight corruption.
Health care improvements also rank high among voter concerns, with 73 percent stressing the need for better services in public hospitals, 70 percent prioritizing enhancing rural health care.
Similarly, 72 percent want party-lists to focus on boosting employment opportunities, and 70 percent called for a higher the minimum wage.
The ACT-CIS Party-List (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) has taken a hit, with its voter preference dropping by nearly six percent compared to the previous month.
The decline was linked to the citizenship controversy surrounding its representative, Erwin Tulfo. The controversy has also impacted Tulfo's standing in the senatorial voter preference rankings, as revealed in a concurrent survey.
Despite the setback, ACT-CIS remains poised to secure three seats in Congress, leading the survey with a voter preference of 9.42 percent. Trailing behind are five party-lists predicted to gain two seats each: 4PS Party-List (Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino) with six percent; Ako Bicol Party-List with 4.21 percent; Tingog Party-List (4 percent); Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-List (3.50 percent); and ACT Teachers Party-List (3.41 percent).
Forty other party-lists are projected to claim one seat each, among them the 1-Rider Party-List (3.25 percent), Duterte Youth Party-List (three percent), 1Pacman (2.67 percent), and Gabriela (2.67 percent).
The survey also spotlighted new players in the political arena. Solid North Party-List, representing the Ilocos Region, garnered 1.52 percent. Ang Bumbero ng Pilipinas Party-List gained traction among respondents in Camanava (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) and Eastern Manila.
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List drew support from Regions 1 and 3 with the same 1.52 percent. Partido sa Bagong Pilipino Party-List, led by lawyer Gregorio Larrazabal and real estate executive Beaver Lopez, captured 1.37 percent, with significant backing from the Caraga region.
The Tangere survey conducted from Jan. 8-11, had 2,400 respondents, and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.96 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.
