According to the poll, 74% of the respondents said this is "very important" while 19% said this is "somewhat important." Only 1% said the matter was "somewhat not important", 1% said it was "not at all important" while 4% were undecided. SWS noted that the perception of Filipinos on regaining control of islands in the West Philippine Sea in June was four points higher than the 89% rating in December 2018. "The Social Weather Survey items on people’s opinion about the issues in the West Philippine Sea were non-commissioned. The Second Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey is the same poll that found that 80% of respondents were satisfied with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Source: Philippine Star July 11, 2019 02:07 UTC