ManilaTimes-June 6
At least three out of four Filipinos believe that China poses the “greatest” threat to the Philippines, according to a survey conducted by independent pollster OCTA Research. In its Tugon ng Masa poll conducted from March 11-14, 2024, 76 percent of Filipinos believe that China could be a potential threat to the Philippines, although this is down slightly from 79 percent in the previous quarter’s survey in December, but well within the nationwide margin of error, which is at plus or minus three percent. A distant second among countries perceived by Filipinos to have the greatest threat to the Philippines was Russia, at 9 percent, followed by North Korea, Pakistan, Japan and Saudi Arabia, with responses ranging from 2 percent to 1 percent. Five percent believed that there were no countries that could be a threat to the Philippines. Among major areas, respondents in the National Capital Region (NCR) scored the highest in their perception that China was the greatest threat in the country with 86 percent, followed by Balanced Luzon at 77 percent, Visayas at 73 percent, and Mindanao at 71 percent. Respondents in socioeconomic class D scored the highest among those who considered China as a threat at 77 percent, followed by Class E at 76 percent and Class ABC at 63 percent. Despite more Filipinos saying that China is the greatest threat to the Philippines, 44 percent also said that China gave a positive impact to the country’s economy, an increase of 13 percent from the survey conducted in 2022. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/06/06/news/china-remains-greatest-threat-to-ph-survey/1950205
