(UPDATE) PAGTIBAYIN at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino (4Ps), a party-list group led by House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, topped the latest Tangere preelection party-list preferential survey.

4Ps gained notable support from lower-income sectors with an 8.25 percent voter preference.

Meanwhile, former top candidate Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) registered a 5-percent drop in voter support for February, for a total of 10-percent drop in the last two months.

The decline has been largely attributed to the citizenship controversy involving its representative, Erwin Tulfo.

Despite the setback, ACT-CIS was predicted to secure two congressional seats with 4.50 percent voter preference.

Duterte Youth Party-list posted the highest increase in support for February, with 5.08 percent voter preference.

The surge was linked to the continued strong public support for former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Other party-list groups projected to secure two congressional seats include Tingog Party-list with 4.33 percent, Ako Bicol Party-list with 4.25 percent and Agimat Party-list with 3.50 percent.

A total of 41 other party-list groups were anticipated to secure one congressional seat each, including incumbent Ang Probinsyano with 3.00 percent, Senior Citizens with 2.67 percent, Malasakit@Bayanihan with 2.50 percent, Bayan Muna with 2.50 percent, Gabriela with 2.00 percent and 1Pacman with 2.00 percent.

Several new contenders were shown gaining traction, including FPJ Panday Bayanihan led by Brian Poe Llamanzares.

It posted a strong 3.25 percent voter preference, with notable support from Regions 1 (Ilocos Region) and 3 (Central Luzon).

Murang Kuryente Party-List, Solid North Party-List and Ang Bumbero ng Pilipinas each got 1.68 percent.

Partido sa Bagong Pilipino, led by former Commission on Elections commissioner Goyo Larrazabal, received a 1.52 percent voter preference, driven by its rural health care platform.

Batang Quiapo Party-list, an advocate for market vendors, registered 1.37 percent voter preference.

The survey identified national issues important to voters: lowering of prices for basic goods and commodities, fighting corruption in government, improvement of health care services in public hospitals, higher employment rates, increased minimum wage, and the enhancement of rights for women and children.

The survey was conducted from Feb. 11 to 14 through a mobile-based respondent application.

It involved 2,400 participants with a margin of error of ±1.96 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.

Respondents were distributed across the country, with 12 percent coming from the National Capital Region, 23 percent from Northern Luzon, 22 percent from Southern Luzon, 20 percent from the Visayas and 23 percent from Mindanao.

Tangere, an award-winning market research firm, conducted the survey to capture voters' sentiment ahead of the May midterm elections.