Citing reforms of the sectoral elections, the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), in their joint pre-election assessment report released on Sept. 1, noted that while "reserved representation guarantees access to seats, [it] does not necessarily guarantee political agency over who occupies them."

Sara Duterte's approval rating rose to 61.3% while President Ferdinand Marcos stood at 36.4%, according to Momentum Research's August 2026 survey, amid ongoing impeachment trial

Advocacy group Team Pinas urged the Gen Z to turn their political frustration into sustained political action and meaningful civic participation.

IBON executive director Sonny Africa:The upper-middle-class-income status isn’t holding true because, one, the Philippines is at the bottom one-third of the poorest countries in the world. Second, its GNI per capita of US$4, 850 is one-third of the global average of US$14, 244. Third, it doesn’t measure development because “economy is about the welfare of the people, not just economic growth.