MANILA - Most Filipinos believe it is important for the Philippine government to regain control of China-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea, a Social Weather Stations survey showed.
The survey, conducted in June 2019, found that 93 percent of Filipino adults found it important for the government to regain control of islands in the West Philippine Sea.
The survey also asked about whether specific activities are considered "right" or "not right" for the Philippine government to do to resolve the issue.To this, 89 percent said it is "not right" for the government "to leave China alone with its infrastructures and military presence in the claimed territories."
Finally, 84 percent said it is "right" for the government to "form alliances with other countries that are ready to help us in defending our security in the West Philippine Sea." The 22 Filipino fishermen were then abandoned at sea, before they were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the area.
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