A new pre-election survey by Tangere reveals that soaring prices of essential goods and government corruption are the top concerns for Filipino voters in the upcoming party-list elections. The survey also highlights the importance of healthcare improvements, employment opportunities, and a higher minimum wage as key issues for voters.
Soaring prices of essential goods and government corruption are the top concerns for voters, according to the latest pre-election survey by Tangere. The survey reveals the pressing issues that voters want their party-list representatives to address, with 75 percent of respondents calling for measures to curb the cost of basic commodities and 74 percent demanding stronger legislative action to fight corruption.
Health care improvements also rank high among voter concerns, with 73 percent stressing the need for better services in public hospitals and 70 percent prioritizing enhancing rural health care. Similarly, 72 percent want party-lists to focus on boosting employment opportunities, and 70 percent called for a higher minimum wage.The ACT-CIS Party-List (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) has experienced a decline in voter preference, dropping by nearly six percent compared to the previous month. This decline is linked to the citizenship controversy surrounding its representative, Erwin Tulfo, which has also impacted Tulfo's standing in the senatorial voter preference rankings. Despite this setback, ACT-CIS remains projected to secure three seats in Congress, leading the survey with a voter preference of 9.42 percent. Trailing behind are five party-lists predicted to gain two seats each: 4PS Party-List (Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino) with six percent; Ako Bicol Party-List with 4.21 percent; Tingog Party-List (4 percent); Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-List (3.50 percent); and ACT Teachers Party-List (3.41 percent). Forty other party-lists are projected to claim one seat each, among them the 1-Rider Party-List (3.25 percent), Duterte Youth Party-List (three percent), 1Pacman (2.67 percent), and Gabriela (2.67 percent). The survey also highlighted new players in the political arena. Solid North Party-List, representing the Ilocos Region, garnered 1.52 percent. Ang Bumbero ng Pilipinas Party-List gained traction among respondents in Camanava (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) and Eastern Manila. FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List drew support from Regions 1 and 3 with the same 1.52 percent. Partido sa Bagong Pilipino Party-List, led by lawyer Gregorio Larrazabal and real estate executive Beaver Lopez, captured 1.37 percent, with significant backing from the Caraga region. The Tangere survey, conducted from Jan. 8-11, had 2,400 respondents, and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.96 percent at a 95 percent confidence level
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