DESPITE President Rodrigo Duterte’s belligerent attacks on the United States, most Filipinos said they trust the Americans, while a larger number said they distrust the President’s new-found allies, China and Russia, the latest Pulse Asia survey said.
The Fourth Quarter Ulat ng Bayan survey, conducted among 1,200 respondents, showed that 76 percent of Filipinos trust the US, followed by Japan at 70 percent.
Russia and China, with whom Duterte is seeking better ties, were trusted by 38 percent of Filipinos. Great Britain received a slightly higher 39 percent trust rating.
The US and Japan got a distrust rating of 23 and 29, respectively.
Among the countries included in the survey, China had the highest distrust rating at 61 percent, followed by Russia and Great Britain at 58 percent and 55 percent, respectively.
Among international organizations, the United Nations was well received by Filipinos with a trust rating of 74 percent while only 25 percent said they distrust it.
Half of the respondents said that they trust the European Union, while distrust is at 47 percent.
The latest survey, conducted from Dec. 6 to 11, has a ± 3 percent margin of error at the 95 percent confidence level.