Filipinos’ trust rating for China has improved, rising from a “bad” -30 in April 2025 to a “poor” -20 in June 2025, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
This 10-point gain reflects 24 percent of respondents expressing much trust and 44 percent showing little trust in China.
The rating is the least negative net trust score for China since December 2020, when it reached a neutral -6. Despite the improvement, SWS noted that skepticism toward China remains significant.
Meanwhile, the United States remained the most trusted country, with a “very good” net trust rating of +63 in June 2025, up from +58 in April. The U.S. has consistently maintained positive ratings since SWS began surveys in 1994, ranging from +18 in 2005 to +82 in 2013.
Taiwan also posted record-high trust ratings, climbing to +18 in June from +13 in April, surpassing its previous record of +16 in March 2024. The SWS survey, conducted from June 25 to 29, interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide, with a ±3 percent margin of error.
