AT least 14 party-list groups are likely to win at least one seat in the House of Representatives (HOR) if the midterm elections were held today, the February 22 to 28 Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey of Octa Research showed.
The TNM survey, which involved 1,200) adult respondents with a ±3 percent margin of error, showed that 4PS and Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) are the top choices for party-list groups with a 5.74 percent and 4.83 percent voting preference, respectively.
4PS and ACT-CIS stand to get three seats each if the elections are held today.
4PS, which aims to represent the interests of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, saw their voter preference rating slightly improve from 5.62 percent in January while ACT-CIS dropped from 6.46 percent.
Eleven party-list groups would get at least two seats each if the midterm polls were held today, led by GP (Galing sa Puso) with a 3.88 percent voting preference (up from 3.43 percent), followed by Tingog (3.54 percent down from 3.63 percent), Ako Bicol (3.51 percent up from 2.9 percent), Uswag Ilinggo (3.35 percent down from 3.49 percent), and Duterte Youth (3.16 percent down from 3.95 percent).
Also guaranteed two seats each were FPJ Panday Bayanihan (2.5 percent down from 3.84 percent), Nanay (2.47 percent), Senior Citizens (3.53 percent up from 2.37 percent), Ang Probinsyano (2.12 percent), Abono (2.08 percent) and Tupad (2.03 up from 1.09 percent). Nanay and Abono were not included in the list of party-lists last January.
The Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat or PPP party-list would get at least one seat with a voting preference rate of 2.02 percent (up from 2 percent).
