Taiwan News asks ‘What do Taiwanese people think of the Philippines?’

After a public opinion poll suggested that the Philippines was the second most disliked country among Taiwanese people, Taiwan News decided to ask people their thoughts on the country

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/07/07
By: Duncan DeAeth, Lyla Liu, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) –Following a recent poll conducted by the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation released on June 17 reported that Taiwanese people’s second most hated country was the Philippines, some local journalists decided to take a survey and conduct interviews to determine if people really felt that way.

When the Public Opinion poll last month suggested that 52.9 percent of respondents listed Philippines as the country they liked the least, ranking the Philippines between North Korea at No. 1 and China at No. 3, many people were surprised. The MECO office in Taipei expressed dismay that perceptions of the Philippines among Taiwanese could be so bad.    [FULL  STORY]