By comparing these figures, Pew seems to suggest that China and the US are engaging in a popularity contest in the Philippines

In an announcement released by the court, it read that even though the unmilled rice program was an act according to government policy that the cabinet had stated to the National Assembly, if the implementation of such policy was not in accordance with law, such acts could be inspected by the judicial process

The Philippines under Duterte has tried to develop an independent foreign policy rather than being a US puppet most of the time

She has helped more than 3,000 students from Anhui to study in her country, and more than 1,000 were given job opportunities there

But Filipinos also share positive views of China and its leader, President Xi Jinping