Senate President Tito Sotto led President Rodrigo Duterte in the race for vice president, while the chief executive's daughter was still the top choice to succeed her father, according to results of a Pulse Asia survey released Wednesday, two days before the filing of candidacies.
Sotto III led the list, chosen by 25% of 2,400 respondents in the Sept. 6 to 11 poll, overtaking Duterte, who ranked first in the previous survey and polled 15% in September.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio again topped the list of preferred presidential candidates followed by former Sen. Bongbong Marcos (15%), Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (13%), and Sen. Manny Pacquiao (12%), statisticially tied for second place, because the difference among their scores falls within the margin of error.
Vice President Leni Robredo came in third place, chosen by 8% of the respondents, statistically tying with Sen. Panfilo Lacson, at 6%.
Duterte-Carpio said on Sept 9. that she would not be running for president next year. Moreno, Pacquiao, and Lacson have announced their candidacies, while Robredo and Marcos have yet to make a formal decision.
The 76-year-old incumbent, with 14% of the respondents choosing him, now shares the second place with Moreno (12%) and Marcos (12%).
Sotto had declared intention to run for vice president, running alongside Lacson.
For senators, 15 out of the 53 individuals included in the list have a statistical chance of winning, with broadcaster Raffy Tulfo (55.2%) and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (53.6%) topping the list.
They were followed by Sorsogon Gov. Francis Escudero, Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda sharing the third and fourth spot.
Duterte-Carpio earlier said she would not seek the presidency to honor an agreement between her and her father that only one of them would run for a national post next year.
Her camp eventually said that she would instead seek reelection as Davao City mayor.
The filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2022 elections is from Oct. 1 to 8.
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