Baste Duterte emerges as top second choice for President in 2028-survey

DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte emerged as the most preferred alternative among voters asked about their second choice for president in the 2028 elections, garnering 21.3%, according to the latest national survey conducted by WR Numero Research.

The figure, however, remains significantly lower than Vice President Sara Duterte’s 42.4% support in the first-choice presidential preference survey.

Only 6.9% of respondents identified Baste Duterte as their preferred presidential candidate, indicating a considerable gap between his first-choice and second-choice ratings.

In the second-choice category, Baste Duterte ranked ahead of Senator Raffy Tulfo, who received 10%, former vice president Leni Robredo with 9.4%, Senator Robin Padilla with 9.3%, and Sara Duterte with 8.6%.

Around 22% of respondents, meanwhile, had no definite second-choice candidate.

The results indicate that while Baste Duterte enjoys the strongest second-choice preference among the personalities included in the survey, his current first-choice support remains far behind that of his sister, Sara Duterte.

The WR National Poll: Philippine Public Opinion Monitor Issue 11 was conducted from October 7 to 13, 2026, through face-to-face interviews with 1,225 Filipino adults nationwide. Bumiling Globo

The survey was conducted by WR Numero Research, the polling arm of WR Advisory Group.

📷 WR Numero Research