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70 percent of Pinoys ready to fight for country – OCTA
A recent OCTA Research survey found that 70% of adult Filipinos are ready to defend the country if a conflict arises, a decrease from 78% in June.
The survey indicated that 30% of respondents were unwilling or undecided about defending the Philippines, an increase from 22%.
Willingness to defend the country was highest in the National Capital Region (79%) and among socioeconomic classes ABC (79%).
OCTA Research attributed the decline in patriotic sentiment to social, economic, and political realities, including political scandals, high inflation, and economic insecurity.
Readiness to fight was also high in the rest of Luzon (73%), followed by Mindanao (66%) and the Visayas (61%).
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