As we draw closer to the 2022 National Elections, Google updated its Search Trends with a dedicated page focusing on the Philippine Elections. Under the dedicated page, users will be able to check out the top queries on political issues, along with which presidential and vice-presidential candidates are the most searched on the internet.
In addition to that, the page also includes data on the top policy issues searched in each part of the country, such as agriculture, economy, education, and tourism among others.
All of the charts are embeddable so that any media outlet can use for their reports, and they will be updated constantly even while embedded.
Do note that the Google Trends Philippine Elections page is not a poll or survey and does not reflect voting intentions. Instead, it merely reflects people’s search interest about particular topics at a local level over a period of time. A spike in a particular search query does not reflect that a candidate is somehow “popular” or “winning”.
This effort is part of Google’s News Initiative as part of its efforts in delivering accurate information and coverage pertaining to the 2022 National Elections in the Philippines. Prior to this, Google announced that it will not accept election ads during the official campaign period starting February 8 until May 9, 2022.
