Sara Duterte, Bong Go top bets for president, VP in 2028, survey says

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte and Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Robinhood Padilla topped the survey for the presidential, vice presidential, and senatorial race in the 2028 elections, according to Pulse Asia on Wednesday. Pulse Asia conducted an “Ulat ng Bayan” survey from June 28 to July 6, 2026, using face-to-face interviews among 2,400 respondents aged 18 years and above nationwide. The survey showed that 49% of respondents would vote for Duterte if the May 2028 elections were held now. Article continues after this advertisement Duterte still led Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo by a margin of 23 points (26%) and other hypothetical candidates such as Senator Raffy Tulfo (14%), Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon (1%), Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong (1%), and Metro Manila Development Authority General Manager Nicolas Torre (0.1%). Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia Survey. READ: Survey shows Sara Duterte ahead of Robredo; Tulfo leads VP contenders Duterte obtained the highest number of hypothetical votes from Mindanao (87%) and Visayas (53%), followed by 39% in Metro Manila and 31% in Balance Luzon. Robredo got almost the same voting preferences in Metro Manila (38%) and Balance Luzon (31%), while she got 27% in the Visayas and 8% in Mindanao. Article continues after this advertisement The vice president was also the frontrunner in the other five scenarios involving Robredo, Senators Raffy Tulfo, Erwin Tulfo, Bam Aquino, and Risa Hontiveros. Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia Survey. Article continues after this advertisement Vice presidential preference Meanwhile, Go was chosen by 27% of the respondents, followed by Padilla (21%), Aquino (14%), former Senator Grace Poe (14%), Erwin Tulfo (9%), Senator Kiko Pangilinan (4%), and Torre (0.5%). Go was also the most preferred hypothetical vice presidential candidate in Mindanao (47%) and Visayas (30), followed by Metro Manila (21%), and Balance Luzon (17%). Padilla got 38% in Mindanao, and 17% each in the Visayas and Balance Luzon, and 10% in Metro Manila. Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia Survey. Senatorial race On the other hand, Pulse Asia noted that 89% were interested in the May 2028 electrons, only 19% had a complete senatorial slate. READ: Marcos’ trust rating at 34%, Sara Duterte at 57% in SWS June poll Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia Survey. It then cited that Padilla led the 12-man senatorial race with 48.4% (rank 1st to 2nd), followed by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (47.9%) (1st to 3rd), Raffy Tulfo (43.9%), (2nd to 5th place) Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (43.2%) (3rd to 5th), Senator Loren Legarda (40.3%) (3rd to 5th), and former Senator Manny Pacquiao (35.6%) (6th to 7th). Other personalities included in the winning places are Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay (32.4%) (6th to 7th), Education Secretary Sonny Angara (27.2%) (8th to 9th), Senator Mark Villar (26.1%) (8th to 9th), Ben Tulfo (20.7%) (10th to 12th), Senator Jinggoy Estrada (19.5%) (10th to 17th), and Willie Revillame (19%) (10th to 17th). Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia Survey. Other hypothetical winning candidates are Senator Chiz Escudero (17.2%) (11th to 19th), former lawmaker Mike Defensor (17.1%) (11th to 20th), former Senator Mar Roxas (17.1%) (11th to 20th), Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos (17%) (11th to 20th), and Mark Lapid (16.9%) (11th to 21st). Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. Several incumbent former lawmakers, government officials, and personalities are also included in the senatorial survey. The overall survey used a ± 2% error margin at the 95% confidence level, while subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have the following error margins at the 95% confidence level: ± 4% for Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. /gsg