Majority of Pinoys back more WPS joint patrols

SWS survey also shows 8 in 10 voters prefer pro-WPS bets Close to 8 in 10 Filipinos are in favor of the Philippines holding joint sails and patrols with foreign states to assert the country's rights over the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed. At least 77 percent of the respondents agreed that the "Philippine government must further strengthen its alliance with other countries" through joint patrols, joint sails, and joint military exercises to assert and defend the country's territorial and economic rights in the WPS. – Advertisement – Respondents from the National Capital Region gave…