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Erwin Tulfo dominated the OCTA Research Senatorial Preferences Survey as the top senatorial bet for the 2025 elections.

The Tugon ng Masa National Survey, conducted by OCTA Research from September 30 to October 4, showed that 60% of adult Filipinos would vote for Tulfo if the May 2025 elections were held during the survey period.

Claiming the second spot was Senator Bong Go with 49% voting preference.

Former Senate president Vicente Sotto III got 42% voting preference which could land him from the third to fifth spot.

Incumbent Senators Imee Marcos and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa both got 39% voting preference which could give them the third to seventh spot.

Senator Pia Cayetano and former Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso finished fourth to ninth, with 36% and 35% of the overall voting preference, respectively.

Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla tied for sixth to 10th place, each with 32% of the overall voting preference.

Meanwhile, Senator Francis Tolentino has a 28% overall voting preference (8th to 12th place), followed by Senator Lito Lapid and former Senator Manny Pacquiao, both of whom have 26% and share the 10th to 13th places.

Completing the list of probable winners is physician Willie Ong with a 21% voting preference (11th to 18th spot).

Other notable figures on the list of top 20 candidates included former Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Gringo Honasan and former Vice President Noli De Castro Jr., each with 19% of the voter preference.

National Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro followed closely with 18%, while former Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon received 16%.

Completing the top 20 personalities with highest voting preferences were Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. and former Vice President Leni Robredo with both having 15% voting preference.

The survey was conducted among 1,200 male and female respondents aged 18 years and above from Class AB, C, D, or E in the National Capital Region, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao with a ±3 margin of error.