The newly established "Solid North" party-list has taken the lead among top choices among party-lists for the upcoming 2025 elections.
In a recent survey conducted by "Tangere" from the beginning of October, results show that the Solid North Party-list is gaining popularity among voters' preferences from 44 party-lists with a high probability of winning a seat in the House of Representatives.
According to the Tangere survey, the Solid North Party-list secured one seat in the House, seen as a significant milestone compared to veteran party-list groups such as ACT-CIS, 4Ps, and Ako Bicol. Also competing for a first seat are Agri, FPJ Panday Bayanihan, and Malasakit@Bayanihan.
The Tangere survey used a sample of 2,400 participants using a “mobile-based respondent application” and a “stratified random sampling method”.
According to Solid North chairman and president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, La Paz, Abra Mayor JB Bernos Ching Bernos, this survey result is a great privilege and serves as an early "de facto mandate". If given the chance to serve in the legislature, he noted, they will commit wholeheartedly to public service.
The Solid North Party-list represents an estimated 15 provinces in northern Luzon, specifically in Regions 1, 2, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and three additional provinces, embodying the identity of "Timpuyog ti Amianan" or "Unity in the North."
The core goal of Solid North is to support that development projects in the northern part of the country are experienced and made tangible.
Tangere Chief Executive Officer Martin Peñaflor remarked that the survey results reflect the significant support of voters in party-list groups dedicated to improving the lives of marginalized sectors, especially in addressing the needs of the agricultural sector and farmers.