With less than a week to go before the 2025 midterm elections, candidates endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. from the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas continue to dominate the Senate race, according to the latest Tugon ng Masa survey by OCTA Research.
Conducted from April 20 to 24, 2025, the survey revealed that 18 candidates currently have a statistical chance of winning one of the 12 Senate seats up for grabs.
One of the frontrunners is Christopher Lawrence Go of the Duterte-backed PDP-Laban party, with 56.8% of voter preference, placing him firmly in the 1st to 2nd statistical range.
Close on his heels is Erwin Tulfo, who garnered 52.7% support and shares the same statistical bracket. Both candidates are considered frontrunners heading into the final stretch of the campaign.
Former Senate President Tito Sotto III remains a strong contender, ranking within the 3rd to 8th range with 42.3%, while Senator Ronald dela Rosa follows closely at 40.8%, placing him in the 3rd to 9th range.
Ben Tulfo (40.2%), Senator Pia Cayetano (39.1%), and Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. of (38.1%), all of whom fall within the 3rd to 10th range.
Makati Mayor Abby Binay ranks in the 3rd to 11th range with 37.6%, while Senator Lito Lapid holds 35.6%, placing him in the 4th to 13th range.
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson remains in contention with 34.3%, falling within the 5th to 16th range.
Meanwhile, Camille Villar (31.9%), former Senator Bam Aquino (31.4%), and TV host Willie Revillame (30.4%) are all statistically tied within the 8th to 20th ranges.
Former Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao (29.1%), Senator Imee Marcos (28.9%), and Benhur Abalos (28.5%) also remain competitive, each landing in the 10th to 20th range.
Notably, Rodante Marcoleta saw a strong rise in voter preference, climbing by 9 percentage points from the previous survey, to reach 27.8%, placing him in the 11th to 20th range.
Former Senator Francis Pangilinan closes the list with 26.3%, falling within the 11th to 21st bracket.
The OCTA survey sampled 1,200 respondents nationwide and has a ±3% margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
