BBM, Sara maintain lead in latest Octa survey

MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, maintained their lead in the latest pre-election Tugon ng Masa survey conducted by the Octa Research Group.

Based on the poll results released yesterday, both Marcos and Duterte-Carpio topped the poll with voter preference scores of 57 percent for their bids or president and vice president, respectively.

The Octa survey, conducted from April 2 to 6 with 1,200 respondents, showed the UniTeam tandem winning against other candidates in all areas nationwide across all socio-economic classes.

Vice President Leni Robredo and Senate President Vicente Sotto came in second for the presidential and vice presidential races, respectively, with both of them scoring 23 percent.

A closer look at the poll showed that Marcos got 35 percent in the National Capital Region (NCR), 66 percent in Balanced Luzon, 56 percent in the Visayas and 50 percent in Mindanao.

He also dominated in all socio-economic classes getting 51 percent for the A, B, and C; 59 percent in the D class and 44 percent in the E class.

Robredo, on the other hand, received a voter preference score of 25 percent in the NCR, 21 percent in Balanced Luzon, 23 percent in the Visayas, and 23 percent in Mindanao.

The survey results showed that she got scores of 28 percent from the A, B, and C class, 20 percent from the D class and 33 percent from the E class.

Duterte-Carpio, like Marcos, led in all areas with 34 percent for the NCR, 55 percent in Balanced Luzon, 62 percent in the Visayas, and 66 percent in Mindanao while getting 58 percent from the A, B, ad C socio-economic class category, 58 percent from the D class and 46 percent from the E class.

Sotto, on the other hand, received scores of 21 percent in the NCR, 25 percent in Balanced Luzon, 25 percent in the Visayas, and 19 percent in Mindanao while getting 15 percent from the A, B, and C class, 24 percent from the D class and 23 percent from the E class.

The survey also showed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno ranking a far third with nine percent, followed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao at fourth with seven percent and Sen. Panfilo Lacson at fifth spot with four percent in the presidential race.

Former presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, Faisal Mangondato, labor leader Leody de Guzman, and former defense secretary Norberto Gonzales followed with scores of one percent and below.

In the vice presidential race, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan came in third with 12 percent and Dr. Willie Ong at fourth spot with seven percent while Lito Atienza, Manny Lopez, Walden Bello, Rizalito David, and Carlos Serapio got scores of less than one percent.