SEN. Christopher “Bong” Go topped an “Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas” administration-dominated list of the public’s choice for senators for the coming May 12 midterm elections.
The April 20-24 survey of Pulse Asia, which involved 2,400 adult respondents nationwide with a margin of error of ± 2 percent, showed Go being the top choice for senator with a 62.2 percent voter preference.
ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo slid to second place with 42.4 percent, followed by former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III with 41.1 percent and Sen. “Bato” dela Rosa with 41 percent.
Also in the top 12, if the elections were held today, are Sen. “Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. (35.6 percent), former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (33.8 percent), independent candidate Ben Tulfo (33.5 percent), Sen. Lito Lapid (32.2 percent) and Makati Mayor Abby Binay (302 percent).
Others in the top 12 are Sen. Pia Cayetano (29.9 percent), television host Willie Revillame (28.6 percent), while tied for 12th place were Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar and former senator Emmanuel Pacquiao (28.3 percent each.)
Trailing closely behind were former senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV (25.4 percent), Sen. Imee Marcos (24.7 percent), actor Philip Salvador (23.7 percent), former Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta and former Interior and Local Government secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (22.9 percent).
Pulse Asia also found that, if the midterm polls were held today, 34 of the 155 party-list groups vying for a seat in the House of Representatives have a chance of winning, led by Duterte Youth (5.57 percent voter preference), Agimat (5.52 percent), ACT-CIS (5.17 percent), 4Ps (4.85 percent), and Senior Citizens (4.55 percent) which all have the potential to win three seats each.
Seven other groups that could possibly win two seats each are Tingog (3.63 percent), Uswag Ilonggo (2.48 percent), PPP (2.38 percent), Nanay (2.28 percent), Ako Bicol (2.2 percent), Asenso Pinoy (2.19 percent), and AKO Bisaya (2.08 percent).
Party-list groups that could win one congressional seat each are 4K (1.95 percent); 1-Rider Party-List (1.89 percent); COOP-NATCCO (1.88 percent); Malasakit@Bayanihan (1.74 percent); FPJ Panday Bayanihan (1.67 percent); Bicol Saro (1.67 percent); AGAP (1.64 percent); United Senior Citizens (1.51 percent); GP or Galing sa Puso (1.43 percent); One COOP (1.35 percent); Solid North Party (1.25 percent); Kalinga (1.21 percent); Trabaho (1.15 percent); Abang Lingkod (1.11 percent); Damayang Filipino (1.04 percent); and Magsasaka (1.02 percent).
Other groups that can probably win a seat are Swerte (0.99 percent); TUPAD (0.98 percent); CIBAC (0.98 percent); Batang Quiapo (0.97 percent); TODA Aksyon (0.97 percent); TGP (0.92 percent); OFW (0.87 percent); Ang Probinsiyano (0.82 percent); ALONA (0.81 percent); Ahon Mahirap (0.80 percent); BHW (0.8 percent); CWS (0.77 percent); (29) ACT Teachers (0.74 percent); ANGAT (0.73 percent); Kabataan (0.65 percent); Apat-Dapat (0.65 percent); Abamin (0.64 percent); and Babae Ako (0.62 percent).
