Sen. Tolentino, pasaok sa ‘Magic 12’.
Pulso ng Pilipino 2Q survey shows latest Senate Magic 12 runners
IN its non-commissioned survey conducted from June 10 to 17 in all regions, The Issues and Advocacy Center (The Center) has tallied the latest Magic 12 runners in the senatorial race with several names dislodged from its last survey conducted in 2023 yearend.
The survey, conducted by The Center and represented by Ed M. Malay, used standard multi-stage, area probability sampling (MSAP) with 1,200 respondents from the National Capital Region (NCR), Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The results showed Erwin T. Tulfo (64%) leading the pack, followed by Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto III (52%) and former president Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte (50%), who placed third among the most favored potential candidates.
Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (49%) placed fourth with Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao (49%) as the fifth most favored in the list of the potential senatorial candidates in the 2025 midterm elections, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (48%) in the sixth place while Maria Imelda “Imee” Marcos (42%) followed the TV personality.
Francis “Tol” Tolentino (41%) made it to the eighth place, while Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano (41%) in the ninth place, Doc Willie Ong (40%) cliched the tenth place, Ronaldo “Bato” De La Rosa (40%) in the eleventh and Camille Lydia Villar (38%) tailed in the 12th place.
The Center’s survey in June 2024 brought out new names in the Magic 12 senatorial runners, including former president Duterte and Camille Lydia Villar. However, in the same group’s survey conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, 2023, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Bong Revilla Jr., and Lito Lapid were among the Magic 12 in the senatorial race who were dislodged from the recent survey.
The Center’s latest survey included the trust ratings of five top national government officials. Sen. Miguel “Migz” Zubiri garnered the highest trust rating of 67%, and Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio was second at 63%.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo was the third most trusted among the top five national government officials with a rating of 61%, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez was the fourth in rank with 60%. At the same time, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. got 58%.
The Center also surveyed the people’s pulse regarding the issue of Charter Change, with a positive result of 52% approval of amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
The Pulso ng Pilipino survey has a margin of error of 3% and a confidence level of more than 98%.
