In a recent Tugon ng Masa survey conducted by OCTA Research, nine candidates from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration slate have secured positions within the top 12 preferred senatorial candidates for the upcoming 2025 elections. The survey, carried out between November 10 and 16, 2024, involved face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents across the nation, boasting a ±3 percent margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.
Leading the pack is ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo, who is part of the Marcos administration slate, with a commanding 73 percent voter preference. Close behind, media personality Ben Tulfo, running as an independent, captured 66 percent of the votes. Former Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III, another administration-backed candidate, secured third place with 63 percent.
Senator Christopher Go, seeking reelection under the PDP-Laban party, came in fourth with 52 percent. The top 12 list was further filled by administration-supported candidates, including incumbent Senators Pia Cayetano and Ramon Revilla Jr., both receiving 49 percent. Former senators Panfilo Lacson and Manny Pacquiao followed with 47 percent and 38 percent, respectively. Senators Lito Lapid and Francis Tolentino garnered 36 percent and 32 percent, while former Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. rounded out the group with 30 percent.
Senator Imee Marcos, the president’s sister, also made a strong showing, securing the eighth spot with 41 percent of the vote. The survey asked participants, ‘If the May 2025 elections were held today, who would you likely vote for as senator?’ Respondents were permitted to select up to 12 candidates.
The Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas Senate slate was introduced by President Marcos Jr. on September 26, 2024, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. This slate includes candidates from various political parties such as the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), and Nacionalista Party (NP).