As many as 73% of Filipinos agreed President Rodrigo Duterte should assert the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea through the international court ruling it had won exactly two years ago.
This came as part of a survey that was conducted from June 15 to 21 among 1,800 participants. As a matter of fact, only 4 per cent somewhat disagree while 3 percent strongly disagree with the decision.
Two percent of the respondents admitted that they did not have enough knowledge of the issue.
It may be mentioned here that a similar survey was conducted in December 2016 wherein 84 per cent agreed that the Philippine government should assert its rights on the West Philippine Sea.
As a matter of fact, the US, Japan, and Australia, as well as regional association (Asean) and the United Nations are trusted by a plurality to a significant majority of Filipinos.
US ranked first with 74 percent to the question, “Which of the following countries or organizations do you trust the most?
Japan scored 45 percent, Australia with 32 percent. Asean was at 33 percent, while UN was at 32 percent, as reported by The Peninsula.
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