Eighty-four percent of Filipinos believe that the current administration should team up with the US in strengthening security cooperation to defend the country’s national sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, results of the latest survey of Pulse Asia.
Eighty-four percent of Filipinos believe that the current administration should team up with the United States in strengthening security cooperation to defend the country’s national sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, results of the latest survey of Pulse Asia revealed on Thursday, Jan. 5.Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes released the survey results during a forum organized by Stratbase ADR Institute and the United States Embassy.
Meanwhile, 20 percent of respondents said that they want the Marcos administration to work with China to strengthen security cooperation to defend our national sovereignty. In his speech during the forum, Stratbase President Professor Dindo Manhit recalled that a June 2022 commissioned survey likewise showed that the top three countries most trusted by Filipinos for the Philippine government to work closely with include the United States, Australia, and Japan.
The December 2022 Pulse Asia survey also shows that about 80 percent of Filipinos believe that to effectively address issues in the West Philippine Sea, the Marcos administration should prioritize strengthening the military capability of the Philippines, especially the Navy and the Coast Guard, and conduct joint maritime patrols and military exercises with allied countries.
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