Senator Christopher “Bong” Go emerged as the most preferred vice presidential candidate for the May 2028 elections, drawing 27 percent support in a seven-way field, according to Pulse Asia Research’s latest Ulat ng Bayan survey released July 22, 2026.
Senator Robin Padilla placed second with 21 percent, six points behind. Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV and former Senator Grace Poe tied for third, each preferred by 14 percent of respondents. No candidate secured majority support.
The regional breakdown showed sharply different bases. Inquirer reported Go was the top choice in Mindanao at 47 percent and in the Visayas at 30 percent, compared with 21 percent in Metro Manila and 17 percent in the rest of Luzon. Padilla also drew heavily from Mindanao at 38 percent but registered only 10 percent in Metro Manila. Aquino led the field in the National Capital Region with 23 percent.
Class standing split the two frontrunners as well. Manila Bulletin reported Go held a narrow lead over Padilla among Class D voters, 26 percent to 21 percent, while Padilla was ahead in Class E, 35 percent to 27 percent.
Senator Erwin Tulfo received 9 percent, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan 4 percent, and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Nicolas Torre III 0.5 percent. GMA News reported that 5 percent of respondents were disinclined to support any of the listed names, 3 percent were undecided, and 1 percent declined to answer.
Pulse Asia conducted the fieldwork from June 28 to July 3 and July 6, 2026, through face-to-face interviews with 2,400 adults aged 18 and above nationwide. The poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, widening to plus or minus 4 points for regional estimates. The polling firm said the Ulat ng Bayan series is conducted independently and was not commissioned by any single party.
Interest in the 2028 polls stood at 89 percent, though only 19 percent of respondents had a complete senatorial slate in mind.
