Pinoys the 'greatest' supporters of Trump in the world —Pew Research

Among 37 countries in the world, the Philippines appears to show the most support for United States President Donald Trump.

The latest findings of the Pew Research Center said nearly seven in 10 Filipinos have faith in Trump when it comes to world affairs.

"Trump’s greatest support in the current poll comes from Filipinos, 69 percent of whom say they have confidence in the U.S. president," said the report.

The Philippines joins the ranks of Russia, Ghana, Vietnam and Nigeria as the only countries which have more than  a 50 percent positive opinion of Trump. Trump is Pew's "lowest-scored" president in over a decade.

"Across the 37 countries surveyed in 2017, a median of only 22% say that they have at least some confidence in Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs. Almost three-quarters (74%) have little to no confidence in the new U.S. leader," the report said.

Pew found that 69 percent of Pinoys think Trump is "a strong leader," while 51 percent would describe him as "charismatic."

The Philippines ranks as the second-highest in thinking that Trump is "well-qualified to be president" (67 percent), right behind 71 percent of Vietnam.

Vietnam and the Philippines tied as the top countries who believe that Trump "cares about ordinary people" (71 percent).

Pew scored Filipinos as bigger fans of Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, who was supported by more than nine out of ten (94%) pinoys from 2015 to 2016.

At the bottom of the support train was Mexico, which Trump has threatened with a border wall and a strict travel ban.

Pew says two-thirds of Mexico expect tensions to worsen between the two countries during the course of the Trump presidency.

"In terms of personal characteristics, Trump is seen by most publics around the world as arrogant, intolerant and even dangerous," the report added.

The President got low scores for the construction of the US-Mexico border wall, his withdrawal from climate agreements, and restricting Muslim-majority country nationals from entering the US. —JST/KVD, GMA News