8 Party-List Groups Leading in SWS Poll

Less than a month before the midterm elections, eight party-list organizations are leading in the latest survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

- By JANVIC MATEO

The April 11 to 15 survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group, showed the 4Ps party-list emerging as the most preferred organization with the support of 8.08 percent of the respondents.

It was followed by Duterte Youth with 7.32 percent, Asenso Pinoy with 4.08 percent, ACT-CIS with 3.55 percent, FPJ Panday Bayanihan with 3.51 percent, Tingog with 3.02 percent, Senior Citizens with 2.55 percent and Ako Bicol with 2.34 percent.

Based on election rules, party-list organizations that obtain at least two percent of the total votes cast are assured of at least one seat in Congress.

The rest of the allocated seats were divided based on the computation released by the Supreme Court in an earlier ruling.

Out of the eight, only Asenso Pinoy and FPJ Panday Bayanihan are not incumbents.

Other leading party-list organizations in the latest poll included Bicol Saro, 4K, Uswag Ilonggo, CIBAC, Solid North, TUCP, Nanay, Alona, United Senior Citizens, COOP-NATCCO, Akbayan, Babae Ako, Agimat, Magsasaka, Agap, SBP, Ahon Mahirap, PBBM, Malasakit@Bayanihan, Murang Kuryente, OFW, Pinoy Workers and API Party.