Vice President Sara Duterte remained the leading choice for president in the 2028 national elections, receiving 50% of respondents in Pulse Asia’s latest presidential preference survey despite facing an impeachment trial.
The September 2026 Ulat ng Bayan survey, released Monday, Oct. 12, showed former Vice President and Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo in second place with 26%, followed by Sen. Raffy Tulfo with 12%.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros received 3%, while Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon each garnered 1%. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong recorded 0.3%, while 3% of respondents were undecided.
Duterte recorded her strongest preference in Mindanao, where she received 92%, followed by the Visayas at 56% and Metro Manila at 40%.
Robredo, however, led in the rest of Luzon with 36%, compared with Duterte’s 28%.
In five alternative presidential matchups tested by Pulse Asia, Duterte received voter preference ratings ranging from 52% to 60%, depending on the potential opponents included.
Meanwhile, a separate vice presidential preference survey placed Sen. Bong Go in first place with 31%. Sen. Robin Padilla followed with 19%, Sen. Bam Aquino received 17%, and former Sen. Grace Poe garnered 14%.
Pulse Asia conducted the survey from Sept. 17 to 24 through face-to-face interviews with 2,400 Filipino adults nationwide.
The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
The results provide a snapshot of voter preferences ahead of the 2028 national elections. The figures reflect respondents’ stated preferences during the survey period and do not represent actual election results.
Duterte’s lead comes as she faces an impeachment trial, while Robredo remains her closest listed rival in the presidential preference survey.
