Filipinos may be keeping tabs on politics, but relatively few are talking about it, according to a new survey.
Only 9% of Filipino adults said they discuss their political thoughts and opinions with others daily, even as 25% said they follow political news and developments every day, the July 2026 National Momentum Survey by Momentum Research found.
More than half, or 52%, said they rarely discuss politics. Another 25% said they talk about political issues a few times a month, while 14% do so a few times a week.
Political news consumption was also relatively limited.
Thirty-six percent of respondents said they rarely follow news about government or politics. Another 21% said they check political developments a few times a month, while 18% do so a few times a week.
The survey found that political affiliation appears to influence both news consumption and willingness to discuss political views.
Pro-Duterte respondents had the highest proportion of regular political news followers, with 53% saying they follow developments either daily or a few times a week. Among Pro-Marcos respondents, 46% said the same, while 48% of Pro-Opposition respondents regularly followed political news.
The research firm identified pro-opposition adult Filipinos as those who align themselves with former Vice President Leni Robredo, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Sen. Bam Aquino and their allies.
Independents were the least likely to regularly monitor political developments, with 45% saying they rarely do so.
A similar divide emerged when respondents were asked about political discussions. Only 5% of Independents said they discuss politics daily, while 60% said they rarely do.
Regional differences were also evident. Metro Manila and Mindanao had the highest shares of adults who regularly follow political developments, at 52% each when daily and several-times-a-week responses were combined.
The rest of Luzon had the lowest level of regular political news consumption, with 45% saying they rarely follow political developments. It also recorded the lowest regular political engagement, at 20%.
The National Momentum Survey was conducted from July 13 to 16 through face-to-face interviews with 1,438 Filipino adults nationwide. It has a margin of error of ±2.6 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
