MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte posted a 16-point lead over Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo in the latest non-commissioned presidential preference survey conducted by Tangere, following her Feb. 18, 2026 announcement to seek the presidency in 2028.
Results of the February 19–20 mobile-based survey showed Duterte securing 43 percent voter preference against Robredo’s 27 percent and Sen. Raffy Tulfo with 15 percent.
Of the three leading presidential candidates, only Duterte has declared her candidacy.
Robredo ran for president in 2022 but lost to Marcos.
The poll indicated a regional divide in voter sentiment, with Duterte maintaining strong support in the Visayas and Mindanao, while Robredo’s backing remained concentrated in Calabarzon and the Bicol Region. Tulfo, meanwhile, registered significant support in the National Capital Region and Central Luzon. Northern Luzon emerged as a contested area, with respondents split between Duterte and Tulfo.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros received 4 percent support, while 12 percent of respondents remained undecided.
In the vice presidential preference survey, Sen. Bong Go led with 27 percent, followed by Sen. Bam Aquino at 21 percent. Tulfo placed third with 13 percent, while Sen. Robin Padilla garnered 10 percent.
Padilla also emerged as the leading second-choice candidate for vice president, with 44 percent of Go’s supporters naming him as their preferred alternative.
Other potential contenders, including Senators Imee Marcos and Francis Escudero, as well as ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo, registered support below the 4 percent threshold.
The survey also examined a scenario in which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. endorses Robredo. Findings showed that 20 percent of her supporters would withdraw support if she accepted the endorsement, although the move could attract new voters from Tulfo’s base, resulting in a net increase of three percentage points in her overall rating.
Meanwhile, the poll found that Duterte’s frontrunner status would remain largely intact even if Go decides to run for president, with only 12 percent of her current supporters expected to shift allegiance to him.
In terms of public sentiment, Go registered the highest trust and satisfaction ratings among all presidential and vice presidential prospects at 64 percent each. Robredo followed with a 59.2 percent trust rating and 55.9 percent satisfaction rating, while Duterte posted a 55 percent trust rating and 48 percent satisfaction rating for her performance as vice president.
The same survey showed Marcos with a 35 percent trust rating and a 32 percent approval rating.
The non-commissioned survey covered 1,200 respondents nationwide using a stratified random sampling method and carried a margin of error of ±2.77 percent at a 95 percent confidence level, according to Tangere.