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MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos – up to 51% – believe that the Philippines should strengthen existing alliances and “elevate partnerships” by holding joint patrols and military exercises with its allies and partners, according to a late-June 2024 survey.
The Pulse Asia Research Incorporated survey, held in time for the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award, is a snapshot of public sentiments as the Philippines tries to step up efforts to defend its sovereign rights and sovereignty claims in the West Philippine Sea, or part of the South China Sea that includes the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Aside from joint patrols and military exercises, half of Filipinos surveyed said the Philippines should “support the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines …