Anti-China

SENTIMENT. Like other issues, territorial spat between the Philippines and China becomes the hottest topic in national newspapers since the giant neighbor reclaimed several Philippine islets in the West Philippine Sea. An Ear informer said this anti-China sentiment has also been circulating in Facebook.

APATHY. However, the same informer said that he noticed that whenever there are memes and videos about the West Philippine Sea, netizens in Facebook were not that receptive as they only stopped at hitting "likes." He said: "Kutob ra gyud sa like, ambot og kasabot ba sa issue kay di man gyud mo-engage sa discussion. Di gani mo-comment. Kun mo-comment man, lagpas pud kaayo." Apathetic attitude of the people might be advantageous to the other side, he said.