Cayetano continues to rank among top choices in 2028 Senate polls
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano continues to figure prominently in early voter preference surveys for the 2028 senatorial elections, placing among the leading names in results released by three different polling organizations.
In the October 2026 national poll by WR Numero Research, Cayetano recorded a 39% voter preference, up five percentage points from 34% in the June survey. He led the latest list ahead of Senator Robin Padilla at 37%.
Senators Raffy Tulfo and Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto registered 32% each, while former Senator Grace Poe followed with 30%.
The survey also showed a decline in undecided respondents, from 19.4% in June to 14% in October.
Cayetano also remained in the leading statistical group in OCTA Research’s third-quarter Tugon ng Masa survey, where he registered 44%. He was included in the first-to-fourth rank range alongside Tulfo, who received 47%; Padilla, with 45%; and Sotto, with 42%. OCTA clarified that the figures do not establish a statistically definitive order among the four.
Pulse Asia’s September survey likewise placed Cayetano near the top, with 46.5% voter preference. He followed Poe, who registered 50.2%, and was within the first-to-fourth statistical rank range alongside Padilla at 45.9% and Tulfo at 44.4%.
Cayetano remains a prominent figure in Philippine politics, bringing more than three decades of experience in public service both at the Senate and House of Representatives. He also served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018.
He began the 20th Congress as Senate Minority Leader and served as Senate President before returning to his role as Minority Leader.
Cayetano has advanced major legislative initiatives and consistently spoken out against corruption. His commitment to public service and accountability is also reflected in his role as a senator-judge in the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, where he has emphasized that the case must be decided according to the evidence and the law, free from partisan political considerations.
Cayetano is among the select few lawmakers in Philippine history to have served as both Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives (2019-2020).
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Cayetano kabilang sa mga nangunguna sa paunang 2028 senatorial surveys
Nananatiling malakas ang posisyon ni Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano sa mga paunang survey para sa 2028 senatorial elections, batay sa resulta ng tatlong polling organizations.
Sa October 2026 national survey ng WR Numero Research, nakakuha si Cayetano ng 39% voter preference, mas mataas ng limang percentage points kumpara sa 34% noong June survey. Nanguna siya sa listahan, kasunod si Senator Robin Padilla na may 37%.
Nagtala naman ng tig-32% sina Senator Raffy Tulfo at Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, habang nakakuha ng 30% si dating Senator Grace Poe. Bumaba rin ang bilang ng mga undecided voter mula 19.4% noong June hanggang 14% noong October.
Nananatili rin si Cayetano sa hanay ng mga nangungunang pangalan sa third-quarter Tugon ng Masa survey ng OCTA Research, kung saan nakakuha siya ng 44%. Kasama siya sa statistical ranking na unang pwesto hanggang ikaapat, kasama sina Tulfo na may 47%, Padilla na may 45%, at Sotto na may 42%.
Nilinaw ng OCTA na hindi nangangahulugang may tiyak na pagkakasunod-sunod ang apat dahil magkakalapit ang kanilang resulta sa survey.
Sa September survey naman ng Pulse Asia, nakakuha si Cayetano ng 46.5% voter preference, kasunod ni Poe na may 50.2%. Kabilang din siya sa statistical rank na unang pwesto hanggang ikaapat, kasama sina Padilla na may 45.9% at Tulfo na may 44.4%.
Mahigit tatlong dekada na ang karanasan ni Cayetano sa serbisyo publiko, kabilang ang panunungkulan niya sa Senado at House of Representatives. Naging kalihim din siya ng Department of Foreign Affairs mula 2017 hanggang 2018.
Sa pagsisimula ng 20th Congress, naging Senate Minority Leader si Cayetano bago nahalal bilang Senate President. Kalaunan, bumalik siya sa pagiging Minority Leader.
Ilan sa mga pangunahing adbokasiya niya sa Senado ang pagsusulong ng mahahalagang batas at paglaban sa korapsyon. Bilang isa sa mga senator-judge sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte, iginiit din niya na dapat iba sa political parties.
Kabilang si Cayetano sa iilang mambabatas sa kasaysayan ng bansa na nagsilbi bilang parehong Senate President at Speaker of the House of Representatives. Naging House Speaker siya mula 2019 hanggang 2020.
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