By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Days before the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey has bared that 60 percent of Filipinos said that government action is sufficient regarding the conduct of joint patrols and military exercises with allied nations and partners in the West Philippine Sea.
Since the assumption of Marcos Jr as the country’s Chief Executive, the Philippines has renewed stronger ties with the United States and other democratic nations in stark contrast with the previous Duterte administration which was closer to China.
The SWS survey — commissioned by the think tank Stratbase ADR Institute — polled 1,500 respondents from June 23 to July 1.
It also showed that 72 percent of Filipinos agreed that the government should create an alliance with other countries to defend the Philippines’ rights in the West Philippine Sea.
(el Amigo/mnm)
