Seven out of 10 Filipinos believe President Duterte and his administration should assert the Philippines' sovereignty conducted by the Pulse Asia survey showed. The survey, which involved 1,800 adult respondents nationwide, was released by Pulse Asia on Thursday as the country marked the second anniversary of the July 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decision that invalidated China's nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. The results showed that 73 percent of Filipinos (46 percent strongly agreed, 27 percent somewhat agreed) said the President and his administration should assert the PCA ruling.

Montemayor, J., & Hachero, A. (2018, July 13). 7 in 10 Pinoys want Duterte to assert PH rights in S' China Sea. Malaya Business Insight, pp. B1, B6.