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3rd Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey

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20 November 2018, page 1 of 18

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Erratum, 20 November 2018: In Table 5, page 18, the June 2018 proportion of those with Little

Trust in China should have been 53% instead of 27%. A previous version of this report misstated

the figure. We apologize for the confusion.

Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey:

Pinoys maintain anti-Chinese stance on West Philippine Sea issue

Opposition to government’s inaction on China’s intrusion in

claimed territories rises to 84%

87% say it is important that the Philippines regains control

of the islands occupied by China in the West Philippine Sea

Awareness of the West Philippine Sea conflict rises to 89%

65% are aware of China's abuses of Filipino fishermen

Net trust Very Good for the USA; Moderate for Japan,

Malaysia, and Israel; Poor for China

Social Weather Stations

The Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, conducted from September 15-23, 2018,

found that 84% of adult Filipinos reject the government’s policy of doing nothing about China’s

intrusion in the West Philippine Sea.

The September 2018 survey asked, “Is [activity] RIGHT or NOT RIGHT for the Philippine

government to do in resolving the conflict between the Philippines and China about the West

Philippine Sea?” Three specific activities, presented in random order, were tested.

To this, 84% said it is not right for the government to leave China alone with its

infrastructures and military presence in the claimed territories. This is up by 3 points from 81% in

June 2018 [Chart 1].

At the same time, 86% said it is right to strengthen the military capability of the Philippines,

especially the Navy. This is up by 6 points from 80% in June.

On the other hand, 71% said it is right for the government to bring the issue to international

organizations, like the United Nations or Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for a

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diplomatic and peaceful negotiation with China about the claimed territories. This is only 3 points

below the 74% in June.

87% say it is important that the Philippines regains control of the islands occupied by China

in the West Philippine Sea

The September 2018 survey also asked, “In your opinion, is it important that the control of

the islands that China currently occupies in the West Philippine Sea be given back to the

Philippines?”

To this, 72% answered very important, 15% somewhat important, 1% somewhat not

important, and 1% not at all important. Ten percent were undecided about the matter [Chart 2].

This compares with June 2018, when 69% answered very important, 18% somewhat

important, 1% somewhat not important, and 1% not at all important. Eleven percent were

undecided.

Awareness of the West Philippine Sea conflict rises to 89%

The proportion of those aware of the West Philippine Sea conflict rose from 81% in June

2018 to 89% in September 2018 [Chart 3].

Among the 89% aware of the West Philippine Sea conflict before the interview, 15% had

extensive knowledge, 32% had adequate knowledge, 41% had only a little knowledge, and 12% had

very little knowledge about the matter [Chart 4].

In June 2018, among the 81% aware of the West Philippine Sea conflict before the

interview, 12% had extensive knowledge, 40% had adequate knowledge, 43% had only a little

knowledge, and 5% had very little knowledge about the matter.

65% are aware of China's abuses of Filipino fishermen

The September 2018 survey asked for awareness of three matters, in random order, about

the West Philippine Sea.

The survey found 65% already aware that the Chinese coast guard has forced Filipino

fishermen in the West Philippine Sea to turn over their catch even before the survey, while the

remaining 35% learned about the issue for the first time during the interview. This is the same as

June 2018, when 65% were aware about the matter even before the survey [Chart 5].

Prior to the September survey, 62% already knew that the Philippines is unable to prevent

Chinese fishermen from fishing in the West Philippine Sea. This is close to the 64% in June.


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Prior to the September survey, 50% already knew that China created artificial islands that

they use as military airbases. This is the same as the 50% in June.

Net trust Very Good for the USA; Moderate for Japan, Malaysia, and Israel; Poor for China

Of the five specific countries tested for public trust in September 2018, net trust ratings (%

much trust minus % little trust) were very good for the United States, moderate for Japan, Malaysia,

and Israel, and poor for China [Chart 6].

Net trust in the United States has been positive since SWS first surveyed it in December

1994, ranging from a moderate +18 in May 2005 to an excellent +82 in December 2013. The

September 2018 score of very good +59 is 6 points below the very good +65 in June 2018 [Table 1].

Net trust in Japan was at neutral levels from December 1994 to December 1996, and then

rose to moderate/good levels in June 1997-June 2017. It reached its record-high very good +54 in

December 2017, before declining to moderate +28 in September 2018 [Table 2].

Net trust in Malaysia was a neutral -2 in August 1994, before it fell to poor/bad levels in

December 1994-March 2008. Except for the poor -10 in June 2015, it was at neutral levels in June

2008-September 2015. It rose to its record-high moderate +20 in December 2017, and stayed

moderate at +15 in September 2018 [Table 3].

Net trust in Israel was at poor to neutral levels from November 2001 to February 2009,

ranging from -13 to -2, before it rose to its record-high moderate +13 in September 2018 [Table 4].

Net trust in China has been positive in only 9 out of 47 surveys since SWS first surveyed it

in August 1994, reaching as high as moderate +17 in June 2010 and as low as bad -46 in September

2015. Its latest net trust score of poor -16 in September 2018 is 19 points above the bad -35 in June

2018 [Table 5].

The SWS terminology for Net Trust Ratings: +70 and above, "excellent"; +50 to +69, "very

good"; +30 to +49, "good"; +10 to +29, "moderate", +9 to -9, "neutral"; -10 to -29, "poor"; -30 to

-49, "bad"; -50 to -69, "very bad"; -70 and below, "execrable".

Higher distrust in China among those who know about the specific issues in the West

Philippine Sea before the survey

China’s net trust rating was a poor -22 among those who were aware that the Chinese coast

guard has forced Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea to turn over their catch before the

survey, compared to the neutral net zero among those who learned about it only during the

interview [Chart 7].


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Distrust in China was higher among those who already knew that the Philippines is unable

to prevent Chinese fishermen from fishing in the West Philippine Sea before the survey, compared

to the neutral -3 among those who just learned about it.

Distrust in China was also higher among those aware that China created artificial islands

that they use as military airbases even before the survey, compared to the neutral -9 among those

who learned about it during the interview.

Survey Background

The September 2018 Social Weather Survey was conducted from September 15-23, 2018

using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 600 in Balance

Luzon, and 300 each in Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±3% for

national percentages, ±4% for Balance Luzon, and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Visayas, and

Mindanao).

The area estimates were weighted by Philippine Statistics Authority medium-population

projections for 2018 to obtain the national estimates.

The Social Weather Survey items on people’s opinion about the West Philippine Sea

conflict were non-commissioned. They were included on SWS's own initiative and released as a

public service.

Questionnaire

The exact survey questions are as follows:

Introduction (Filipino):

Ang West Philippine Sea ay nasa kanlurang bahagi ng Pilipinas. Kasama nito

ang Luzon Sea at mga karagatang nakapaligid, nakapaloob at nakapalibot sa Pangkat

Islang Kalayaan (o Kalayaan Island Group) sa Palawan, at sa Bajo De Masinloc (o

Scarborough Shoal) sa Zambales.

Ngunit ang mga ito ay agresibong inaangkin ng Tsina dahil ayon sa kanila, sila

ang may-ari ng lahat ng tubig, mga bato, at likas-yaman na napapaloob sa tinatawag

nilang “9-dash line” na sumasakop sa halos buong South China Sea, kasama din ang

West Philippine Sea.


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Para tutulan ang pag-aangkin ng China, noong 2013 ang Pilipinas ay ginamit

ang United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) para magsampa ng

kaso laban sa Tsina sa International Arbitral Tribunal. Noong 2016 ang Tribunal ay

hindi tinanggap ang “9-dash line” ng China at nagdesisyon pabor sa Pilipinas sa kasong

ito. Ngunit nagdesisyon ang China na hindi humarap sa mga pagdinig ng kaso, at

hanggang ngayon ay ayaw tanggapin ang desisyon ng International Arbitral Tribunal.

Ang China lamang ang tanging bansa na hindi kumikilala sa desisyong ito.

Patuloy pa rin ang China sa kanyang agresibong pag-aangkin at ilegal na

panghihimasok sa West Philippine Sea. Kabilang dito ang pagtatayo ng mga

imprastrakturang militar at pagpapanatili ng kanilang barko sa lugar para hadlangan

ang mga Pilipinong mangingisda at ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas na makinabang sa likas-

yaman nito.

Introduction (English):

The West Philippine Sea is in the Western part of the Philippines. It includes the

Luzon Sea and the waters around, within and adjacent to the Kalayaan Island Group in

Palawan, and Bajo de Masinloc (or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales.

However, these are being aggressively claimed by China because according to

them, they own all the waters, features, rocks, and natural resources within a so-called

“9-dash-line” around almost the entire South China Sea, including the West Philippine

Sea.

To oppose these claims of China, in 2013 the Philippines used the United Nations

Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to file a case against China in the

International Arbitral Tribunal. In 2016 the Tribunal rejected China’s “9-dash-line”

and decided the case in favor of the Philippines. But China decided not to attend the

hearings of the case, and until now does not accept the decision of the International

Arbitral Tribunal. China is the only nation that does not recognize this decision.

China continues to aggressively claim and illegally intrude in the West Philippine

Sea. This includes constructing military infrastructures and retaining their ships in the


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area, so as to prevent Filipino fishermen and the Philippine government from benefitting

from its natural resources.

Q106. Ano ang masasabi ninyo tungkol sa inyong kaalaman sa pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina sa

West Philippine Sea? Ito ba ay (SHOWCARD: Malawak, Sapat, Kaunti lang,

Napakakaunti, o Ngayon Lamang Ninyo Ito Narinig)? [What can you say about your

knowledge of the dispute between the Philippines and China on the West Philippine Sea? Is

it (SHOWCARD: Extensive, Adequate, Only A Little, Very Little, or Have You Heard Of It

Only Now?)]

Q107-109. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilan sa mga maaaring gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upang

malutas ang pagtatalo nito at Tsina tungkol sa West Philippine Sea. Sa inyong palagay, ito

ba (SHUFFLE CARDS, presented in random order) ay tama o hindi tama na pamamaraan

na gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upang malutas ang pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina

tungkol sa West Philippne Sea? Pakisabi ang sagot ninyo sa pamamagitan ng paglagay ng

mga kard sa naaangkop na lugar sa rating board na ito. (TAMA, HINDI TAMA) [The

following are things that the Philippine government can do in resolving the conflict between

the Philippines and China about the West Philippine Sea. In your opinion, is (SHUFFLE

CARDS, presented in random order) RIGHT or NOT RIGHT for the Philippine government

to do in resolving the conflict between the Philippines and China about the West Philippine

Sea? You may indicate your answers by placing each card on the appropriate box on this

rating board. (RIGHT, NOT RIGHT)]

FOR EACH CARD (ACTIVITY): Ito ba… ay TAMA o HINDI TAMA na pamamaraan na

gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upang malutas ang pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina tungkol

sa West Philippne Sea? [Is… RIGHT or NOT RIGHT for the Philippine government to do in

resolving the conflict between the Philippines and China about the West Philippine Sea?]:

Q107. Dalhin ang isyu sa mga internasyonal na organisasyon, katulad ng United Nations o

Association of Southeast Asean Nations (ASEAN), para sa diplomatiko at

mapayapang pakikipag-negosasyon sa Tsina tungkol sa mga inaangking mga

teritoryo (Refer the issue to international organizations, like the United Nations or


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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for a diplomatic and peaceful

negotiation with China about the claimed territories)

Q108. Palakasin ang kakayahang militar ng Pilipinas, lalo na ang Navy (Strengthen

military capability of the Philippines, especially the Navy)

Q109. Pabayaan na lang ang Tsina na panatilihin ang mga imprastraktura at militar sa

mga inaangking mga teritoryo (Leave China alone with its infrastructures and

military presence in the claimed territories)

Q110-112. Dati na po ba ninyong alam ang tungkol sa mga sumusunod ukol sa isyu ng West

Philippine Sea o ngayon lamang po ninyo ito narinig? [Were you previously aware

regarding the following issues about the West Philippine Sea, or did you know about this

only now?]

Q110. Ang China ay gumawa ng mga artipisyal na islang ginagamit nila bilang mga

military base (China has created artificial islands that they use as military bases)

Q111. Ang coast guard ng China ay pinuwersa ang mga mangingisdang Pilipino na

nangingisda sa West Philippine Sea na ibigay ang kanilang mga nahuling isda (The

Chinese coast guard has forced Filipino fishermen fishing in the West Philippine Sea

to turn over the fish they catch)

Q112. Hindi napipigilan ng Pilipinas ang mga mangingisdang Tsino na mangisda sa West

Philippine Sea (The Philippines is not able to prevent Chinese fishermen from

fishing in the West Philippine Sea)

Q113. Sa inyong palagay, importante po ba para sa inyo na maibalik ang kontrol sa Pilipinas ng

mga islang kasalukuyang inookupahan ng China sa West Philippine Sea? Masasabi po ba

ninyo na ito ay… (SHOWCARD: Talagang importante, Medyo importante, Hindi tiyak kung

importante o hindi, Medyo hindi importante, Talagang hindi importante)? [In your opinion,

is it important for you that the control of the islands that China currently occupies in the

West Philippine Sea be returned to the Philippines? Would you say that this is…

(SHOWCARD: Very important, Somewhat important, Undecided if important of not,

Somewhat not important, Not at all important)?]


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SWS employs its own staff for questionnaire design, sampling, fieldwork, data-processing,

and analysis, and does not outsource any of its survey operations. This report was prepared by Leo

S. Laroza and Antonia Beatrice D. Lee, with special tabulations by Joanne C. Evangelista.

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Chart 1

Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather ReportSeptember 15-23, 2018 National Survey

OPINION ON WHAT’S RIGHT AND NOT RIGHT FOR THE

GOVERNMENT TO DO TO RESOLVE THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

CONFLICT: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 AND SEP 2018

Note: Don’t Know and No Answer figures are not shown.

Q. Ito ba… ay Tama o Hindi Tama na pamamaraan na gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upang malutas angpagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina tungkol sa West Philippine Sea?

Right Not right

% of adults

16

19

86

80

71

74

84

81

13

19

28

25

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Leave China alone with its

infrastructures and military

presence in the claimed

territories

Strengthen the military

capability of the Philippines,

especially the Navy

Bring the issue to

international organizations

for diplomatic negotiations

Chart 2


69

72

18

15

11

10

1

1

Jun 2018

Sep 2018

LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE THAT THE PHILIPPINES REGAIN

CONTROL OF THE ISLANDS OCCUPIED BY CHINA IN THE

WEST PHILIPPINE SEA: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 AND SEP 2018

% o

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ult

s


Q. Sa inyong palagay, importante po ba para sa inyo na maibalik ang kontrol sa Pilipinas ng mga islang

kasalukuyang inookupahan ng China sa West Philippine Sea? Masasabi po ba ninyo na ito ay… (SHOWCARD:

Talagang importante; Medyo importante; Hindi tiyak kung importante o hindi; Medyo hindi importante;

Talagang hindi importante)?

Very importantSomewhat

importantUndecided

Somewhat

not importantNot at all

Important

1

1


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Chart 3


AWARENESS OF THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA CONFLICT:

PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 AND SEP 2018

Aware beforethe survey

Aware just now

81 89

19 11

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100Jun 2018 Sep 2018

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Jun 2018: Q. Dati na po ba ninyong alam ang pagtatalo ukol sa West Philippine Sea sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at

Tsina, o ngayon lamang ninyo ito narinig? IF PREVIOUSLY AWARE: Masasabi po ba ninyo na ang inyo pong

nalalaman tungkol sa pagtatalo ukol sa West Philippine Sea sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Tsina ay…

(SHOWCARD)?

Sep 2018: Q. Ano ang masasabi ninyo tungkol sa inyong kaalaman sa pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina sa West

Philippine Sea? Ito ba ay MALAWAK, SAPAT, KAUNTI LANG, NAPAKAKAUNTI, o NGAYON LAMANG NINYO ITO

NARINIG? (SHOWCARD)

Chart 4


LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WEST PHILIPPINE

SEA CONFLICT: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 AND SEP 2018

(Base: Aware of the WPS conflict before the survey)

Extensive

Adequate

Only a little

Very little

12 15

40 32

4341

5 12

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Jun 2018(81%)

Sep 2018(89%)

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Jun 2018: Q. Dati na po ba ninyong alam ang pagtatalo ukol sa West Philippine Sea sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at

Tsina, o ngayon lamang ninyo ito narinig? IF PREVIOUSLY AWARE: Masasabi po ba ninyo na ang inyo pong

nalalaman tungkol sa pagtatalo ukol sa West Philippine Sea sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Tsina ay…

(SHOWCARD)?

Sep 2018: Q. Ano ang masasabi ninyo tungkol sa inyong kaalaman sa pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina sa West

Philippine Sea? Ito ba ay MALAWAK, SAPAT, KAUNTI LANG, NAPAKAKAUNTI, o NGAYON LAMANG NINYO ITO

NARINIG? (SHOWCARD)


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Chart 5


AWARENESS OF SPECIFIC ISSUES ABOUT THE

WEST PHILIPPINE SEA: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 AND SEP 2018

Aware of itbefore the survey

Aware of itjust now

65

65

62

64

50

50

51

35

35

38

36

49

50

49

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Sep 2018

Jun 2018

Jun 2018

The Chinese coast guard forced

Filipino fishermen in the West Philip-

pine Sea to turn over their catch

The Philippines was unable to

prevent Chinese fishermen from

fishing in the West Philippine Sea

China created artificial islands that

they use as military airbases

% of adults


Q. Dati na po ba ninyong alam ang tungkol sa mga sumusunod ukol sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea, o ngayon lamang po ninyo ito narinig?

Chart 6


NET* TRUST IN THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, ISRAEL,

AND CHINA: PHILIPPINES, SEP 2018 AND EARLIER

* Net trust (% Much trust minus % Little trust) correctly rounded.

CHN, -16

RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

+90

+70

+50

+30

+10

-10

-30

-50

USA, +59

JPN, +28

MYS, +15

ISR, +13


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Table 1


AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF UNITED STATES,

PHILIPPINES, DEC 1994 TO SEP 2018 (Page 1 of 4)

Dec 1994 100% 69% 20% 11% +58

Mar 1995 100 70 20 8 +62

Dec 1995 100 73 14 11 +62

Sep 1996 100 74 16 8 +66

Dec 1996 100 68 19 13 +55

Jul 2000 100 78 12 9 +70

Sep 2000 100 80 12 8 +72

Nov 2001 100 80 13 5 +75

May 2002 100 68 15 16 +51

Jun 2003 100 65 20 14 +50

Aug 2004 99 65 16 14 +51

Mar 2005 98 59 18 21 +37

May 2005 98 46 24 28 +18

Dec 2005 98 54 22 19 +35

Mar 2006 99 57 21 18 +39

Jun 2006 98 57 22 17 +41

* Net trust (% Much trust minus % Little trust) correctly rounded. Don’t know and Refused responses are not shown.

Aware Much trust Undecided Little trust Net*Base: Total who are aware




Feb 2007 99% 59% 20% 19% +40

Jun 2007 98 61 22 15 +46

Sep 2007 99 69 15 13 +55

Dec 2007 100 76 13 10 +66

Mar 2008 99 63 20 15 +48

Jun 2008 100 82 11 6 +76

Sep 2008 99 69 18 11 +58

Dec 2008 99 71 15 12 +59

Feb 2009 100 75 13 11 +64

Jun 2009 99 76 12 9 +67

Sep 2009 100 71 18 9 +63

Dec 2009 96 57 27 16 +41

Mar 2010 99 52 28 17 +35

Jun 2010 98 76 15 7 +70

Sep 2010 100 77 12 10 +67

Nov 2010 100 82 10 7 +76




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Mar 2011 100% 77% 14% 8% +69

Jun 2011 100 77 14 8 +69

Sep 2011 100 80 11 7 +73

Dec 2011 99 80 13 5 +75

Mar 2012 99 77 13 9 +68

May 2012 100 74 14 12 +62

Aug 2012 100 85 11 4 +80

Dec 2012 99 78 14 7 +72

Mar 2013 100 73 17 9 +64

Jun 2013 100 73 17 9 +64

Sep 2013 100 79 10 10 +69

Dec 2013 100 87 7 5 +82

Mar 2014 100 85 9 6 +79

Jun 2014 100 79 11 10 +69

Sep 2014 100 79 11 10 +70

Nov 2014 100 75 12 12 +63





PHILIPPINES, DEC 1994 TO DEC 2017 (Page 4 of 4)

Mar 2015 100% 76% 10% 13% +63

Jun 2015 100 75 14 10 +64

Sep 2015 100 82 10 8 +74

Dec 2015 100 76 13 10 +66

Apr 2016 100 73 15 11 +62

Jun 2016 100 81 10 9 +72

Sep 2016 100 76 13 11 +66

Dec 2016 100 70 19 11 +59

Mar 2017 100 70 17 13 +56

Jun 2017 100 72 19 8 +64

Sep 2017 100 70 19 10 +60

Dec 2017 100 75 17 7 +68

Jun 2018 100 73 17 9 +65

Sep 2018 99 70 18 11 +59




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Table 2


AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF JAPAN,


Dec 1994 -- 35% 26% 37% -2

Sep 1995 -- 33 27 36 -3

Dec 1995 -- 36 25 37 -1

Sep 1996 -- 38 26 34 +4

Dec 1996 -- 40 29 31 +9

Jun 1997 -- 45 24 28 +17

Jul 2000 100% 51 23 22 +29

Sep 2000 99 48 27 23 +25

Sep 2002 100 48 30 21 +27

Jun 2009 99 59 21 18 +43

Jun 2010 98 52 28 16 +36

Jun 2011 100 52 26 20 +31

Dec 2011 99 51 26 19 +32




AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF JAPAN,


Aug 2012 100% 61% 25% 14% +47

Dec 2013 100 64 17 17 +47

Mar 2014 100 57 24 19 +38

Mar 2015 100 47 23 29 +18

Jun 2015 99 58 17 22 +36

Dec 2015 99 47 21 30 +18

Apr 2016 100 47 25 27 +20

Sep 2016 100 56 22 21 +34

Dec 2016 100 54 27 17 +37

Mar 2017 99 59 24 17 +42

Jun 2017 99 61 22 15 +46

Dec 2017 100 65 23 11 +54

Sep 2018 99 50 27 22 +28




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Table 3


AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF MALAYSIA,

PHILIPPINES, AUG 1994 TO SEP 2018 (Page 1 of 2)

Aug 1994 -- 25% 42% 27% -2

Dec 1994 -- 22 33 43 -21

Sep 1996 -- 22 34 40 -19

Jul 2000 100% 23 33 40 -16

Sep 2000 99 26 33 38 -12

Jun 2003 100 16 28 53 -37

Mar 2008 99 19 39 37 -17

Jun 2008 99 28 35 31 -2

Oct 2008 99 31 32 33 -2

Mar 2011 99 34 33 30 +3

Jun 2011 98 31 33 30 +1

Dec 2011 99 29 35 30 -1

Aug 2012 100 31 39 29 +2

Dec 2012 100 31 33 33 -2

Mar 2013 99 30 28 39 -9




AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF MALAYSIA,


Jun 2013 100% 30% 32% 34% -4

Sep 2013 100 33 26 38 -5

Dec 2013 100 41 26 32 +8

Mar 2014 100 38 28 33 +5

Jun 2014 99 32 26 38 -7

Sep 2014 99 34 26 37 -4

Nov 2014 100 35 29 34 +1

Mar 2015 99 32 27 39 -8

Jun 2015 100 30 27 41 -10

Sep 2015 100 34 30 35 -1

Dec 2017 99 40 38 20 +20

Sep 2018 99 40 32 25 +15




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Table 4


AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF ISRAEL,

PHILIPPINES, NOV 2001 TO SEP 2018

Nov 2001 98% 30% 33% 32% - 2

May 2002 99 27 32 38 -11

Sep 2006 92 30 31 33 -3

Feb 2009 99 25 31 39 -13

Sep 2018 98 38 33 26 +13



Table 5


AWARENESS AND TRUST RATING OF CHINA,


Aug 1994 -- 24% 40% 29% -5

Apr 1995 -- 17 29 47 -30

Jun 1995 -- 15 30 51 -36

Sep 1995 -- 20 29 46 -26

Dec 1995 -- 21 26 49 -28

Sep 1996 -- 22 32 41 -19

Apr 1997 88% 23 41 36 -13

Jun 1999 -- 22 23 54 -32

Jul 2000 100 25 28 43 -18

Sep 2000 99 26 32 39 -13

Sep 2002 100 33 35 30 +3

May 2005 96 22 30 43 -21

Dec 2005 97 32 32 28 +4

Jun 2007 97 36 35 24 +12

Mar 2008 99 26 34 36 -10

Sep 2008 99 26 31 39 -12

Dec 2008 98 19 24 53 -33




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PHILIPPINES, AUG 1994 SEP 2018 (Page 2 of 3)

Feb 2009 99% 34% 27% 36% - 2

Jun 2010 98 40 33 23 +17

Sep 2010 100 43 27 28 +15

Sep 2011 100 38 25 35 +3

Dec 2011 99 33 29 34 -1

Mar 2012 99 39 30 29 +10

May 2012 99 19 24 55 -36

Aug 2012 100 26 31 41 -15

Dec 2012 99 24 28 45 -20

Mar 2013 99 29 27 41 -13

Jun 2013 100 27 32 37 -10

Sep 2013 100 23 21 54 -31

Dec 2013 100 30 22 47 -17

Mar 2014 100 29 26 44 -15

Jun 2014 100 20 20 56 -36

Sep 2014 99 24 22 53 -29

Mar 2015 99 22 20 57 -35






Jun 2015 100% 17% 19% 62% -45

Sep 2015 99 16 19 62 -46

Dec 2015 99 16 20 60 -44

Apr 2016 100 18 24 56 -37

Jun 2016 100 27 19 51 -24

Sep 2016 100 22 22 55 -33

Dec 2016 100 39 29 30 +9

Mar 2017 100 34 27 38 -4

Jun 2017 99 28 29 41 -13

Sep 2017 100 27 32 39 -13

Dec 2017 100 38 30 31 +7

Jun 2018 100 18 27 53 -35

Sep 2018 100 27 28 43 -16




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Chart 7


TRUST IN CHINA, BY AWARENESS OF ISSUES ABOUT THE WPS:

PHILIPPINES, SEP 2018 (Row percent)

Much trust Undecided

% of adults

Little trust

Trust in China

Total PH

The Chinese coast guard forced Filipino fishermen in the WPS to turn over their catch

The Philippines was unable to prevent Chinese fishermen from fishing in the WPS

China created artificial islands that they use as military airbases

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27

30

27

28

38

48

35

48

34

48

43

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Aware just now

Aware before

Aware just now

Aware before

Aware just now

Aware before

-16

-22

0

-24

-3

-22

-9


Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey: Pinoys maintain ... - Opinion on... · The West Philippine Sea is in the Western part of the Philippines. It includes the Luzon Sea and the

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