Erwin Tulfo, Tito Sotto top senatorial bets in latest Oculum poll

ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Erwin Tulfo, along with former Senate President Vicente ''Tito'' Sotto III and broadcaster Ben Tulfo, led the senatorial survey conducted by Oculum Research and Analytics in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Based on the survey conducted from December 16 to 22, 2024, Erwin Tulfo ranked first among all the senatorial bets for the May midterm elections, with 70.8% of Filipino adults saying they would vote for him.

He was followed by Sotto (52.3%) and Ben Tulfo (50.1%), who were tied for second and third place.

Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (49.2%) placed third to fifth, while Senator Pia Cayetano (46.9%) ranked fourth to seventh.

The survey results also revealed that former Senator Manny Pacquiao received 46.3% for the fourth to eight spot. Senator Bong Go came next (44.4%) for fifth to eighth place.

On the sixth to eight spot was Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, with 43.8% voting preference.

Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (40.3%) was in ninth to 11th place, followed by former Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (39.2%) and Las Piñas City Representative Camille Villar (37.5%) who tied at ninth to 12th place.

Television host Willie Revillame (36.2%) was in 10th to 12th place. Next were Senator Imee Marcos (33.3%) in 12th to 14th spot, and former senator Lito Lapid (31.1%) in 13th to 15th spot.

Former Senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II (28.1%) got in 14th to 16th place, while former interior and local government secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. (26.3%) ranked 15th to 17th and former Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (23.3%) was at 16th to 18th place.

Health advocate Dr. Willie Ong (22.5%) was at 17th to 19th place, followed by former Senator Bam Aquino (19.6%) ranked 18th to 20th.

Lastly, Senator Francis Tolentino had a 16.3% voting preference, placing 20th to 21st.

The December survey was conducted using a face-to-face methodology for fieldwork among 1,200 adult respondents and declared voters nationwide.

It has a ±3% margin of error with a 95% confidence level. —RF, GMA Integrated News