SENATORS Erwin Tulfo and Bong Go top Filipinos’ “nice list” of senators, while Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Imee Marcos land on the “naughty list” of senators, according to WR Numero November 2025 nationwide survey.
In the latest Philippine Public Opinion Monitor, Filipinos were asked to imagine themselves as Santa this Christmas and name which of the 24 sitting senators they would place on their “naughty” or “nice” list. Respondents were asked to identify as many names as they could.
‘Nice’ list of senators
When asked who among the senators they would place on their “nice” list, Sen. Raffy Tulfo emerged on top, with nearly half of Filipinos saying they would put him on their ‘nice’ list (47%). He was followed by Sen. Bong Go (37%) and Sen. Robin Padilla (33%).
The other senators who were also in the ‘nice’ list include Sen. Erwin Tulfo (27%), Sen. Tito Sotto (23%), Sen. Rodante Marcoleta (21%), Sen. Bam Aquino (20%), Sen. Bato dela Rosa (18%), Sen. Kiko Pangilinan (17%), and Sen. Risa Hontiveros (16%), all within the Top 10.
At the bottom of the “nice” list was Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, with only 5% of respondents citing him as “nice”.
‘Nice’ list by factional partisanship
Sen. Raffy Tulfo tops the “nice” list among Marcos supporters, with 56% citing him. He is followed by Sen. Sotto (40%), Sen. Go (36%), Sen. Erwin Tulfo (32%), and Sen. Lacson (27%).
Sen. Raffy Tulfo only ranked third among the ‘nice’ list of Duterte supporters (43%), following Sen. Go (60%) and Sen. Padilla (55%), who ranked first and second, respectively. Sen. Dela Rosa (36%) and Sen. Marcoleta (34%) were also identified in the list.
Meanwhile, Opposition supporters placed Sen. Aquino and Sen. Pangilinan highest on their “nice” list, with both receiving 42%. They are followed by Sen. Raffy Tulfo (41%), Sen. Hontiveros (37%), and Sen. Erwin Tulfo (28%).
Sen. Raffy Tulfo also emerged in the ‘nice’ list of independents (50%), followed by Sen. Erwin Tulfo (28%), Sen. Go (26%), Sen. Padilla (24%), and Sen. Aquino (23%).
‘Naughty’ list of senators
Respondents were also asked who among the senators they would place on their “naughty” list. Sen. Estrada topped the list, with 35% of Filipinos citing him as ‘naughty’. He is followed by Sen. Marcos (27%), Sen. Dela Rosa (25%), Sen. Sotto (25%), and Sen. Lacson (19%).
Other senators who were also cited in the “naughty” list include Sen. Hontiveros (18%), Sen. Escudero (18%), Sen. Villanueva (17%), Sen. Padilla (15%), and Sen. Go (15%).
At the bottom of the naughty list was Sen. Pia Cayetano, with only 6% saying they regard her as “naughty”.
‘Naughty’ list by factional partisanship
Sen. Estrada tops the “naughty” list for Marcos supporters (42%) while other senators tagged as “naughty” by Marcos backers include Sen. Dela Rosa (33%), Sen. Imee Marcos (32%), Sen. Escudero (31%), and Sen. Padilla (31%).
Independents also identified Sen. Estrada at the top of their ‘naughty’ list (35%), including Sen. Dela Rosa (32%), Sen. Marcos (25%), Sen. Sotto (20%), and Sen. Go (20%).
Sen. Estrada is second on the “naughty” list for Duterte supporters, trailing Sen. Sotto, who tops the list at 41%. Other ‘naughty’ senators among Duterte supporters include Sen. Lacson (29%), Sen. Hontiveros (27%), and Sen. Marcos (21%).
Meanwhile, Sen. Marcos emerged on the ‘naughty’ list of Opposition supporters (41%), followed by Sen. Estrada (39%), Sen. Dela Rosa (35%), Sen. Villanueva (26%), and Sen. Marcoleta (25%).
The nationwide survey, conducted from Nov. 21-28, was done through face-to-face interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,412 Filipinos residing in the Philippines, at a ±3% margin of error and 95% confidence level. At the subnational level, the margin of error is ±7% for the National Capital
Region, ±4% for the rest of Luzon, ±6% for the Visayas, and ±5% for Mindanao, all at the same 95% confidence level. These findings form part of the WR Numero Philippine Public Opinion Monitor, Volume 2025, Issue 5 (November 2025 National Survey).
