At least 43 percent, or about four in 10 adult Filipinos, see bribery as the most serious impeachment charge against Vice President Sara Duterte, according to an OCTA Research survey released on Monday.
The survey, held from July 4 to 11, 2026, gave four basis for impeachment, and asked 1,200 respondents which among those “grounds for impeachment” they think is the most serious and should be prioritized.
Aside from bribery, “misuse of confidential funds” ranked second with 28 percent, followed by “unexplained wealth” and “grave threats”, both with 10 percent. At least 8 percent of the respondents chose “don’t know / can’t say”.
“The survey findings indicate that Filipinos do not view all impeachment charges with equal weight. Rather, they distinguish among the allegations and assign greater importance to some than others,” the OCTA said.
Bribery scored the highest among respondents in the Visayas (54 percent), National Capital Region (47 percent) and Mindanao (43 percent).
Among age groups, “bribery” is the highest among aged 25 to 34 (52 percent) and people aged 35 to 44 (46 percent).
By socioeconomic class, bribery is also the leading impeachment charge among Class ABC respondents (37 percent), Class D (43 percent), and Class E (50 percent).
The survey has a ±3 percent margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.
Subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have margins of error of ±6 percent for NCR, Balance Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, also at a 95 percent confidence level, the OCTA said. (PNA)