Manila, Philippines — The latest 2025 Pre-Election Senatorial Preferential Survey conducted by Tangere concluded with a tie between brothers Media Executive Ben ‘Bitag’ Tulfo and ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo, who each garnered 53% voter preference. Ben ‘Bitag’ Tulfo polled higher in Metro Manila, while the younger Tulfo polled higher in Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon. Ben ‘Bitag’ Tulfo was more popular with voters aged 18-25 years old, while Rep. Erwin Tulfo was favored by older respondents. This marks the second month in which a significant decline was noted for Rep. Tulfo. The decrease is attributable to concerns regarding Rep. Tulfo’s citizenship.

Following closely will be Incumbent Senator, Sen. Bong Go with a 51.25% voter preference driven by voters from the Mindanao region and by voters aged 36-50 years old, the region and age group, respectively where he achieved top ranking.

Ending up fourth will be former Senate President, Tito Sotto with a 48.21% voter preference driven by voters aged 51 years old and above, the category where he achieved the highest ranking.

Top 12 for February 2025

• Statistically tied at 5th to 6th place will be Incumbent Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. with a 42.00% voter preference and Senator Pia Cayetano with a 41.42% voter preference. Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. experienced the most significant increase in voter preference (35.50% to 42%) which can be attributed to Female voters and voters from Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon.

• Three candidates are statistically tied at 7^th to 10^th place:
  • Former DILG Secretary, Benhur Abalos, Jr. with a 37.13% voter preference. His overall score reflects his consistent performance across all regions, except Mindanao where he got statistically significant lower votes.
  • Former Senator Manny Pacquiao with a 37.00% voter preference. The People’s Champ recorded the highest decrease in voter preference amongst the Senatorial Candidates (45.00% to 37.00%) which can be attributed to his lower voter preference in NCR and CALABARZON.
  • Senator Lito Lapid with a 36.88% voter preference driven by voters from Central Luzon;
  • Senator Bato Dela Rosa, ranking 7th to 11th, gained significantly for February 2025 (31.00% to 36.54%) thanks to voters from Visayas and Mindanao.

• Candidates finishing within Top 12 for the Month of February will be the following:
  • Comedian Willie Revillame’s rise to 10th to 13th place is attributed to strong support from young voters in the 18-35-year-old range.
  • Ranking 11^th to 14^th will be Former Senator Ping Lacson (33.33%), Former Senator Kiko Pangilinan (33.13%), and Former Senator Bam Aquino (32.75%)

The survey, conducted last February 10-13, 2025, was administered via a mobile-based rspondent application with a sample size of 2,400 participants (+/- 1.96% Margin of Error at a 95% Confidence Level) using a Stratified Random Sampling method (Quota Based Sampling). The proportion was spread throughout the Philippines with 12 percent from NCR, 23 percent from Northern Luzon, 22 percent from Southern Luzon, 20 percent from Visayas, and 23 percent from Mindanao.