Nearly four out of 10 adult Filipinos prefer to be identified as pro-Marcos or administration supporters, while only two out of 10 support the Duterte family and their political allies, a survey commissioned by OCTA Research shows.

In its second quarter Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from June 26 to July 1, 2024, 36 percent said that they identified themselves as pro-administration or were more supportive of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., an increase of 5 percentage points from the previous survey conducted in March.

Meanwhile, only 16 percent said that they identified themselves as pro-Duterte or were more supportive of the policies of the Dutertes and their political allies, a 4 percentage point decrease from the previous survey.

Five percent of respondents said they supported the opposition, or those who identified themselves as being associated with the group of traditional opposition such as former vice president Leni Robredo or the Liberal Party, a slight increase of 1 percentage point from the previous survey, while 11 percent said that they were ambivalent, or neutral, about their own political preferences.

The National Capital Region and Balanced Luzon were among the areas with the highest number of those who identified themselves as pro-Marcos at 43 percent and 42 percent, respectively, while Mindanao respondents remained strongly pro-Duterte at 50 percent, while those who said that they were pro-Marcos were at 25 percent.

Class ABC and D also identified strongly as pro-Marcos, with 40 and 37 percent of respondents saying they strongly identified with the administration, while 33 percent of Class E respondents said they strongly identified with the Duterte family and their allies.

Support for the opposition among major areas ranged from 0 to 16 percent, with the highest support for the opposition in the Visayas region at 16 percent, followed by the NCR and Balanced Luzon at 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively.

The support for the opposition among socioeconomic classes also ranged from 2 percent to 8 percent, with the highest among class E at 8 percent.

OCTA said the highest among those who considered themselves "independent" or without political leaning was in the Visayas at 41 percent, while Class ABC had 44 percent saying they were independents.

Support for the Marcos administration was highest at the Cordillera Administrative Region at 83 percent, Cagayan Valley at 79 percent, Eastern Visayas at 75 percent, Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) at 69 percent and Ilocos Region at 60 percent.

Meanwhile, Pro-Duterte support was highest in Davao Region at 70 percent, Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City) at 52 percent and Caraga Region at 67 percent.

Pro-Marcos support was also high among Filipinos ages 75 years old and above at 69 percent, as well as in rural areas than in urban areas.

The survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.