Pulse, OCTA see majority vote for BBM-Sara tandem

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TAGUM CITY — According to the latest pre-election surveys conducted by prominent polling firms OCTA Research and Pulse Asia, presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. may win the presidency with a majority vote on Monday, the first in decades.

In the OCTA survey issued yesterday, the standard bearer of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas got a preferential rating of 58 percent, while 56 percent in the Pulse Asia survey released earlier this week.

Marcos even increased his voter preference by one percent as compared to his previous 57 percent in the survey released by OCTA earlier this month.

Marcos maintained his huge lead of 33 percentage points against his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo who scored 25 percent in voter preference based on the survey conducted from April 22 to 25 with 2,400 respondents.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is in a distant third place with 8 percent of the vote, followed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao in fourth place with 5 percent and Sen. Ping Lacson in fifth place with 2 percent.

In the same survey, Marcos also maintained his lead in all areas in the country. He scored 46 percent in National Capital Region, 59 percent in balance Luzon, 62 percent in Visayas, and 56 percent in Mindanao. He also topped in all socio-economic class, scoring 53 percent in Class ABC, 60 percent in Class D, and 54 percent in Class E.

On the other hand, Marcos scored a majority preferential rating of 56 percent in the final Pulse Asia survey. Conducted from April 16 to 21 with 2,400 respondents, Marcos garnered a 33-point lead over Robredo’s 23 percent.

Pacquiao is in distant third with seven percent, Moreno dropped to fourth with four percent and Lacson in fifth with two percent.

According to House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, Lakas-CMD president, if the BBM-Sara Duterte tandem scores a landslide victory, they would be the first presidential and vice presidential candidates in the country’s recent history who would win by a majority, instead of a plurality, vote.