Senator Raffy Tulfo emerged as the top-rated incumbent senator in the June 2026 Philippine Public Opinion Monitor released by WR Numero Research. The positive individual rating comes despite the Senate as an institution facing a surge in unfavorable views following recent legislative controversies.
The survey asked participants to select up to three sitting senators whom they believed were performing well.
Tulfo led the field with a 25 percent endorsement from respondents, narrowly edging out Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano at 24 percent.
The top five overall were:
- Raffy Tulfo: 25%
- Alan Peter Cayetano: 24%
- Robin Padilla: 23%
- Bam Aquino: 22%
- Christopher “Bong” Go: 19%
Rounding out the preferred top 12 were Rodante Marcoleta at 16 percent; Pia Cayetano and Erwin Tulfo tied at 14 percent each; Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan tied at 13 percent each; Risa Hontiveros at 12 percent; and Lito Lapid at 8 percent.
Outside the top 12 were:
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III: 8%
- Win Gatchalian: 7%
- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Loren Legarda, and Imee Marcos: 6% each
- Francis “Chiz” Escudero: 5%
- Jinggoy Estrada: 4%
- Mark Villar, Camille Villar, JV Ejercito, and Joel Villanueva: 2% each
- Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri: 1%
While several individual lawmakers maintained double-digit support, public sentiment toward the upper chamber as a whole remained largely critical.