Former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III were named as the most preferred candidates for president and vice president in the upcoming national elections by a recent survey.
In a commissioned survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Oct. 20-23, the late dictator's son and namesake emerged as the top choice with 47 percent of respondents voting for him.
He was then followed by Vice President Leni Robredo with 18 percent, followed by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno with 13 percent, Sen. Manny Pacquiao with 9 percent, and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Ronald Dela Rosa with five percent each.
Some three percent of the respondents were undecided.
On Saturday, Dela Rosa announced the withdrawal of his presidential bid.
On the vice presidential race, Sotto was leading with 44 percent of support, followed by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio with 25 percent.
Mayor Duterte officially filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president in the 2022 national elections under the Lakas-CMD party on Saturday.
Meanwhile, tying on the third spot were Sen. Francis Pangilinan and Doctor Willie Ong with 13 percent each, followed by Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza with three percent.
The remaining 2 percent were undecided on the vice presidential race.
The survey did not include in the list of choices labor leader Leody De Guzman and former lawmaker Walden Bello who are running for president and vice president, respectively, under Partido Lakas ng Masa.
