A nationwide Pulse Asia survey conducted September 27–30, 2025 reveals that 94% of Filipinos strongly support continuing the government’s transparency policy of publicly exposing China’s coercive actions against Filipino vessels and fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. This near-universal backing, consistent across regions, socioeconomic classes, age groups, and education levels, affirms public confidence in factual reporting on maritime incidents to defend sovereignty and interests in the West Philippine Sea.
Filipinos recognize transparency’s crucial role in upholding national interests and international law as a prerequisite for countering Beijing. Exposing misconduct yields three key benefits according to Dr. @JeffreyOrdaniel: signaling non-acquiescence to unlawful claims to prevent PRC assertions of control; mobilizing global opinion against coercion to bolster ally pressure (as silence would weaken support); and countering domestic disinformation that undermines Manila’s agency.
