From the Manila Times (Aug 18, 2023): Stronger PH-US military tie-up backed (By Red Mendoza)
FIFTY-FOUR percent of Filipinos favor stronger Philippine military cooperation with the United States in the face of the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea, a survey commissioned by OCTA Research showed.
Soldiers perform the military salute as they observe the national anthem during the closing ceremony of US-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercise at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 28, 2023. JAM STA ROSA / AFP
In the survey conducted from July 22-26, 11 percent said they did not favor such a move, while 32 percent were undecided.
Broken down into major regions, more than half of the respondents in Balanced Luzon and Mindanao favored expanding US military cooperation.
Only 46 percent in the National Capital Region and the Visayas agreed to the proposal.
The number of undecideds or ambivalents about stronger cooperation between the US and the Philippines was highest in the National Capital Region at 44 percent, followed by the Visayas at 33 percent. Balanced Luzon and Visayas respondents registered the same percentage of 29 percent.
Among socioeconomic brackets, class E had the highest percentage of those in favor of expanding the cooperation between the two countries to address the territorial dispute at 67 percent, while Classes ABC and D were statistically tied at 53 and 52 percent, respectively, in terms of those who were favorable.
The highest among those who strongly opposed the team-up between the US and the Philippines was Class ABC, with 15 percent disapproval, followed by Class D at 12 percent and Class E at 7 percent.
Meanwhile, 58 percent of the respondents agreed that the Philippines should explore increased military cooperation with the US to deal with external threats to the country.
Only 12 percent were not in favor, and 28 percent were undecided.
More than 60 percent of respondents in Balanced Luzon and Mindanao said they support the strengthening and expanding of military cooperation between the two countries, while only 48 percent of respondents in the NCR and 48 percent of respondents in the Visayas said they agree.
The number of undecideds, however, was highest in the National Capital Region at 43 percent, followed by the Visayas at 31 percent. Balanced Luzon and Mindanao were statistically tied at 24 and 27 percent, respectively.
Class E was the highest socioeconomic class in favor of strengthening military cooperation at 70 percent, while Classes ABC and D were statistically tied at 52 and 56 percent, respectively.
The survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent nationwide and 6 percent among major geographical regions and socioeconomic classes.
In the survey conducted from July 22-26, 11 percent said they did not favor such a move, while 32 percent were undecided.
Broken down into major regions, more than half of the respondents in Balanced Luzon and Mindanao favored expanding US military cooperation.
Only 46 percent in the National Capital Region and the Visayas agreed to the proposal.
The number of undecideds or ambivalents about stronger cooperation between the US and the Philippines was highest in the National Capital Region at 44 percent, followed by the Visayas at 33 percent. Balanced Luzon and Visayas respondents registered the same percentage of 29 percent.
Among socioeconomic brackets, class E had the highest percentage of those in favor of expanding the cooperation between the two countries to address the territorial dispute at 67 percent, while Classes ABC and D were statistically tied at 53 and 52 percent, respectively, in terms of those who were favorable.
The highest among those who strongly opposed the team-up between the US and the Philippines was Class ABC, with 15 percent disapproval, followed by Class D at 12 percent and Class E at 7 percent.
Meanwhile, 58 percent of the respondents agreed that the Philippines should explore increased military cooperation with the US to deal with external threats to the country.
Only 12 percent were not in favor, and 28 percent were undecided.
More than 60 percent of respondents in Balanced Luzon and Mindanao said they support the strengthening and expanding of military cooperation between the two countries, while only 48 percent of respondents in the NCR and 48 percent of respondents in the Visayas said they agree.
The number of undecideds, however, was highest in the National Capital Region at 43 percent, followed by the Visayas at 31 percent. Balanced Luzon and Mindanao were statistically tied at 24 and 27 percent, respectively.
Class E was the highest socioeconomic class in favor of strengthening military cooperation at 70 percent, while Classes ABC and D were statistically tied at 52 and 56 percent, respectively.
The survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent nationwide and 6 percent among major geographical regions and socioeconomic classes.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/18/news/national/stronger-ph-us-military-tie-up-backed/1905805
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