3 in 4 Pinoys want US help in resolving WPS row

By Macon Ramos Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz

SEVENTY-five percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to partner with the United States to resolve territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senate President Juan

Miguel Zubiri said Monday.

He said this was based on the latest Pulse Asia survey in response to Zubiri’s rider question: “Are you in favor or not in favor of strengthening the military ties between the United States and the Philippines amid security tensions in the West Philippine Sea?”

Zubiri noted that only 14 percent were not in favor, as the rest of the respondents marked themselves as not having enough knowledge to form an opinion (2 percent) or “can’t say” (8 percent).

Amid criticisms of the US military’s participation in drills in the WPS, which