By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr.
QUEZON CITY — The Tulfo brothers have their own respective kind of brands.
In a press conference of Acquisition Apps, Inc., results of a survey conducted from Nov. 6-9, 2024, showed that the preference of the 2,400 respondents are the following:
It’s a computer-aided survey using a stratified sample sampling from Region 1 (Ilocos Region) to BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao).
They asked the respondents about their senatorial preference for the May 12, 2025 national elections.
1.Erwin Tulfo with 62.33% in October 2024 and 64.83% in November 2024,
2.Ben Tulfo– 49%, 52.25 %
3-4.Bong Go — 45.50%, 50.13%,
3-4.Tito Sotto– 46.5%,49.71%, among others.
36 and above years old of the respondents 2,400 respondents went to the Tulfo brothers.
24 candidates have the higher chance of getting into the Top 12 senatorial candidates.
Celebrities have lower voter preference from 51 years old and above.
The surveys were raised in Tagalog.
National Security is only no. 10 in the issues to be addressed in the survey.
Track record of the senatorial candidates is no. 7.
TV is still on the the highest source of information.
Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino are high in TikTok.
“Walang Matulis na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis” is the Billboard Ads of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. in Bicol Region.
This is a non-commissioned survey launched online for the the MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises).
“We have been helping 10 government agencies and we have a face to face version of our online survey,” Martin Xavier Penaflor, of Tangere, said.
“Tomorrow, we will release the commissioned surveys of the Party List.
Unfortunately, we cannot give the results,” Penaflor added.
They usually conduct a quarterly presidential survey.
“We know more after three months kapag may lumabas na,” Penaflor said.
“They have the same qualities na hinahanap ng tao. No. 3-4 was Tito Sotto. Wala po siya sa social media,” he added.
“Mataas po sa social media si Sen. Bong Go at No. 3-4. He has been known for Malasakit Center,” Penaflor said.
TV is 7 out of 10 and social media is 3 out of 10.
Mukbang posted on the social media is related to 90 percent of Filipinos.
Their government projects are not related to election or voter preference or ranking with the a cost of PHP900 per respondent and it will never be published.
They also conduct a deep quantitave study.
Sen. Imee Marcos is now ranking high in Northern Luzon and Southern Luzon because of her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr.
Vice President Sarah Duterte is really very low in Northern Luzon because it’s Regional.
Social media is only one factor. There is TV and on the ground.
Sen. Pia Cayetano is resonating in the “Millennial” but not in the “Gen Z”.
Sen. Manny Pacquiao is high in Gensan but not anywhere else in Mindanao.
The Tulfo brothers are not resonating in the 51 years old and above and that’s the challenge for the Tulfo brothers.
Ben, Raffy and Erwin Tulfo have established their own respective brands.
Rep. Erwin Tulfo, former DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) Secretary, who had “Mukbang” on the social media, almost hit a billion viewers.
Based on the trending now, 24 senatorial candidates are slugging it out in the Top 12 slots and the rest are down the line and it’s an opportunity for them.
Sec. Benhur Abalos is really very strong in Class A, B, C and D or those earning PHP50,000 and above per month.
“As a company, we are only 7 years old,” Penaflor said.
“We cannot really satisfy everybody,” he added.
Sen. Bato Dela Rosa was affected by the Quadcom and the hearings in the Senate.
“If the elections were held in 2021, it’s Isko Moreno as he was strong with the supporters of Marcos,” Penaflor said.
Abalos was no. 1 in the ballot and that also has an effect.
“We are not a ‘fly by night’ company. We are registered with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). We are based in Cavite,” he said.
AGRI Party-List Rep. Wilbert Lee has scattered awareness campaign in agriculture, housing, laborers and health.
“We can only make assumption that this is what you are spending. We can only make an estimate,” Penaflor said.
“A survey is just the sentiment of the people in a given period of time and it’s not ‘mind-conditioning’,” he added.
Tangere is a mobile app used for data gathering that is available in Google Play, App Store and App Gallery.
