Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte emerged as a prospective frontrunner in the upcoming 2022 Presidential elections, according to a survey of Pulse Asia Research, Incorporated released on Thursday, December 31.
The survey, conducted from November 23 to December 2, showed that if elections were held during the polling period, about a quarter of Filipino adults (26%) would support a probable presidential bid by Sara Duterte.
She is followed by 4 other politicians who, according Pulse Asia, shared second place behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter. These are former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr (14%), Senator Grace Poe (14%), Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (12%), and Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao (10%).
The polling firm’s survey is the first to be published on the 2022 elections.
Prior to this, Duterte had spoken of Sara as a possible presidential candidate on several occasions. Last June, his latest remarks saw him teasing that Sara should seek the highest office if she could “take the heat” and serve the nation.
Pulse Asia found that a small majority of Mindanawons (58%) as well as small pluralities in the Visayas (29%) and Class D (26%) expressed support for the presidential daughter.
Apart from those listed, 6 other personalities registered voters’ preference. With 8% at most was Vice President Leni Robredo. She was trailed by Senator Panfilo Lacson (4%), Senator Christopher “Bong” Go (4%), Taguig City-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano (3%), Senator Richard Gordon (0.2%), and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (0.1%).
Meanwhile, 4% of Filipino adults said they either did not know yet, refused to state, or would not vote for anyone as the nation’s chief executive.
Vice President
If elections were held during the polling period, 3 figures would be statistically tied for vice-presidential post: Moreno (17%), Sara Duterte (16%), and Senate President Vicente Sotto III (14%).
Following them were defeated 2016 vice presidential candidate Marcos (11%), Pacquiao (11%), and Go (9%). Pulse Asia said Filipinos were “least supportive” of possible bids of the following:
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