By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Barely 13 months before the midterm elections, the popular Tulfo brothers — ACT CIS party-list Representative Erwin and his tough-talking sibling radio personality Ben — and former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte are among the top senatorial candidates in the 2025 elections.
This was revealed in the first quarter Tugon ng Masa survey by OCTA Research from March 11 to 14, 2024, which had 1,200 respondents with a national margin of error of plus or minus three percent.
Based on the latest survey, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Tulfo who’s also the House of Representatives’ deputy majority leader, is ahead of the pack with 58.4 percent preference, followed by former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III at 51.7 percent.
Re-electionist Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, broadcaster Ben Tulfo, Duterte and former senator Panfilo Lacson were also in the top six.
Meanwhile, the so-called “Magic 12” are Sen. Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, former senator Manny Pacquiao, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Sen. Imee Marcos and Sen. Pia Cayetano.
Former Manila mayor and defeated 2022 presidential candidate Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso also managed to squeeze into the “Magic 12.”
Reelectionist Senators Francis Tolentino, Lito Lapid, popular YouTube personality Dr. Willie Ong, and Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. are also statistically included in the potential top 12 senatorial bets.
(el Amigo/MNM)
