SWS survey: Filipinos prefer stronger AFP, PCG over new defense pacts
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Source: Inquirer
Published: 2026-07-16 07:44 UTC+10:00
Section: Latest Stories
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Military & Defence, Philippines, Weather, Environment & Climate, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos prefer that the government modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ahead of strengthening military partnerships and forging new defense agreements to defend the country’s maritime territorial rights, according to the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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