MANILA— Vice President Sara Duterte received 50% of voter preferences in the September 2026 Pulse Asia survey on the May 2028 presidential elections, while Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go led the vice-presidential preference poll with 31%.

The survey, conducted from September 17 to 24 among 2,400 Filipino adults, showed Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo placing second in the presidential race with 26%, followed by Sen. Raffy Tulfo with 12%.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros received 3%, while Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon each garnered 1%. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong received 0.3%.

Three percent of respondents were undecided, another 3% said they would not support any candidate, and 1% refused to answer.

Pulse Asia said Duterte’s support was highest in Mindanao at 92%. She also received support from 56% of respondents in the Visayas and 40% in Metro Manila.

In the rest of Luzon, Robredo led with 36%, compared with Duterte’s 28%, making it the only geographic area where the mayor topped the initial list of potential presidential candidates.

The poll also tested five alternative presidential matchups, with Duterte receiving between 52% and 60% of preferences across the scenarios.

In a head-to-head matchup with Robredo, Duterte received 54%, while the mayor garnered 40%. The two were tied at 46% in Metro Manila, while Robredo led in the rest of Luzon, 55% to 39%.

In another two-way scenario, Duterte received 60% against Hontiveros’ 23%. The remaining respondents either were undecided or said they would not support any candidate.

Meanwhile, Go received 31% in the vice-presidential preference survey, followed by Sen. Robin Padilla with 19% and Sen. Bam Aquino with 17%.

Former Sen. Grace Poe garnered 14%, while Sen. Erwin Tulfo received 10%. Sen. Francis Pangilinan got 3%, and Torre received 0.3%.

Other volunteered names accounted for 0.5%. Two percent of respondents were undecided, another 2% said they would not support any candidate, and 1% refused to answer.

Go’s support was highest in Mindanao at 55%, followed by the Visayas at 37%. He also received 26% in Metro Manila, compared with Aquino’s 20%.

In the rest of Luzon, Aquino led Go, 26% to 18%. Padilla received the highest support among Class E respondents at 40%.

The survey used face-to-face interviews with Filipino adults aged 18 and above and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

“Pulse Asia Research undertakes Ulat ng Bayan surveys independently without any party singularly commissioning the research effort,” the polling firm said.