MANILA, Philippines—Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo emerged as the frontrunners in the 2025 senatorial race, based on the latest Stratbase-commissioned survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The survey, conducted from April 11 to 15, showed Go topping the list of preferred senatorial candidates with 45 percent of voter support, followed closely by Tulfo with 43 percent.

Rounding out the top 12 likely winners are Senator Lito Lapid (34 percent), former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (33 percent), Senator Pia Cayetano (33 percent), Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa (32 percent), Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. (31 percent), broadcaster Ben “Bitag” Tulfo (31 percent), Makati Mayor Abby Binay (29 percent), Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar (28 percent), former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (26 percent), and former Senator Manny Pacquiao (25 percent).

Senator Imee Marcos and television personality Willie Revillame are within striking distance of the 12th slot, tied at 13th–14th place with 24 percent each.

Also posting double-digit support were former Senators Bam Aquino and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (21 percent), actor Phillip Salvador and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos (18 percent), and former Senators Gringo Honasan and Rodante Marcoleta (13 percent).

Other candidates with notable support include Francis Tolentino (12 percent), Col. Bonifacio Bosita (11 percent), and Jimmy Bondoc (9 percent). The rest of the contenders received single-digit ratings.

Votes for Dr. Willie Ong (14 percent) and Wilbert Lee (1 percent) were classified as stray after both withdrew from the Senate race prior to the survey. Another 4 percent of respondents spoiled their ballots by making invalid marks or overvoting, while 1 percent refused to answer or left their ballots blank.

Survey methodology

The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 1,800 registered voters nationwide: 300 each from Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao, and 900 from Balance Luzon. It has a margin of error of ±2.31 percent for national figures, ±3.27 percent for Balance Luzon, and ±5.66 percent for each of the other major regions.

Respondents were asked to select up to 12 senatorial candidates from a list of 66 names printed in alphabetical order, based on the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) revised ballot face template. The survey simulated actual voting conditions, with respondents shading ovals beside the names of their chosen candidates and submitting their ballots in sealed envelopes.