73% of Pinoys won't support pro-China candidates – Pulse Asia

A large majority of Filipinos are not inclined to support those who are deemed "pro-China candidates" in the May 2025 midterm elections, according to a commissioned survey conducted by Pulse Asia.

- By JANVIC MATEO

The Sept. 6 to 13 survey, commissioned by Stratbase ADR Institute, found that 73 percent of the respondents said they would not support candidates for national posts who are "pro-China at present or in the past."

Only five percent said they would support such candidates, while 23 percent cannot say if they would support them or not.

Those who are against "pro-China candidates" were highest among respondents in the Visayas at 85 percent, followed by those in Metro Manila at 83 percent, Mindanao at 74 percent and the rest of Luzon at 65 percent.

It ranged from 72 to 74 percent across socio-economic classes.

Meanwhile, 10 percent of the respondents from Mindanao and 10 percent among those in classes ABC said they would support "pro-China candidates."

It was five percent or below in other demographics.