REELECTIONIST Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go and Party-list Rep. Erwin T. Tulfo led the recent pre-election survey by pollster Octa Research, remaining as front runners for this year’s midterm elections.
In a statement on Monday, the pollster said that six of 10 Filipinos would vote for Mr. Go and Tulfo, tying for first and second place in the April survey.
At least 19 Senate candidates are statistically favored to win this year’s midterm elections, it said, adding that Bienvenido T. Tulfo (45.4%), former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III (43.3%), Senator Ronald M. dela Rosa (40.4%), former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson (39.7%), and Senator Pilar Juliana S. Cayetano (39.5%) followed the two election front runners.
About four in 10 Filipinos said they’d vote for Senator Ramon B. Revilla, Jr., and is followed by Senator Lito M. Lapid (36.9%), Makati City Mayor Mar-len Abigail S. Binay (35.7%), and former Senator Paolo Benigno A. Aquino IV (32.3%).
Moreover, three in 10 Filipinos said they’d support Las Piñas Rep. Camille A. Villar, and former Senators Emmanuel D. Pacquiao, Sr. and Francis Pancratius “Kiko” N. Pangilinan.
About 28% of voters said they also back Wilfredo B. Revillame, former Interior and Local government Secretary Benjamin D. Abalos, Jr., and Senators Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios “Imee” R. Marcos and Francis N. Tolentino, tying for the 11th to 19th spots. Phillip Mikael R. Salvador completed the 19 statistically favored candidates, with two in 10 Filipinos saying they’d support him.
“Most 19 personalities with a statistical chance of winning are affiliated with the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas (Alliance for a New Philippines) coalition,” the pollster said in a statement.
“In addition, one candidate is running under the Liberal Party, one under the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of Unified Filipinos), three under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino and three are independent candidates,” it added. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
