Duterte allies top congressional poll
The Manila Times · 11/7/2026, 12:01:00 AM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.CANDIDATES identified with the Duterte family were the preferred choice of 38 percent of Filipino adults for district representatives in the 2028 elections, a survey by Momentum Research showed.The October 2026 National Momentum Survey found that nearly 4 in 10 respondents preferred candidates allied with the Duterte camp, while 26 percent favored independent candidates, 16 percent preferred opposition-aligned candidates and 10 percent chose candidates aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Six percent remained undecided, while 3 percent refused to answer.The Duterte camp’s strongest support was in Mindanao, where 70 percent of respondents said they preferred Duterte-aligned candidates for their congressional representatives.The survey found Duterte-aligned candidates leading in Metro Manila and Visayas, although the preferences in these regions were considerably less pronounced.In Visayas, 38 percent preferred Duterte-aligned candidates, followed by independent candidates at 19 percent and opposition-aligned candidates at 18 percent.Metro Manila showed a closer contest between Duterte-aligned and opposition-aligned candidates, with 34 percent favoring the former…