MANILA – In a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group, it was found that a majority of Filipinos support the calls for the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court.
The survey, conducted from December 10 to 14, revealed that more Filipinos also want the government to cooperate with the ongoing ICC investigation into the drug-related killings during the Duterte administration.
These findings align with a recent poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which also showed an increasing number of Filipinos supporting the ICC investigation.
According to the OCTA survey, 59 percent of respondents expressed agreement with the idea of the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), while 41 percent disagreed.
Support for rejoining the ICC was highest among respondents in balance Luzon (65 percent), followed by those in Metro Manila (59 percent), Visayas (56 percent), and Mindanao (51 percent). Additionally, it was highest among socio-economic class ABC (67 percent), followed by class E (60 percent) and class D (58 percent).
Meanwhile, 55 percent of respondents stated that the Philippine government should cooperate with the investigation being conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), compared to 45 percent who opposed such cooperation.
The call for government cooperation was highest among respondents in balance Luzon (65 percent), followed by those in Metro Manila (52 percent), Visayas (50 percent), and Mindanao (42 percent).
It also received majority support across socio-economic classes, with the highest approval among class ABC (57 percent), closely followed by class E (56 percent) and class D (55 percent).
The SWS survey, conducted from December 8 to 11, revealed that 53 percent of respondents support the ICC investigation into drug-related killings during the Duterte administration.
This marks an increase from the 45 percent obtained in a similar survey conducted by SWS in March 2023.
Those who disapprove of the ICC investigation decreased from 24 percent to 21 percent, while those who were undecided decreased from 31 percent to 26 percent.
