According to a Social Weather Survey, more Filipinos believe that globalization is good for the country and that countries that sign trade agreements should be required to maintain minimum labor standards. The SWS survey revealed that out of the 1,200 respondents, 49% believe that globalization is mostly good while 32 % call it mostly bad and about one in every five respondents is not sure if globalization was good or bad for the country. The said survey also disclosed that Filipinos are of two minds when it comes to complying with World Trade Organization decisions on trade disputes if it rules against the Philippines.

Done by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org in collaboration with polling organizations around the world, including the Philippines, the survey revealed that positive answers overshadows the negative ones. Results from the 18-nation survey shows that highest levels of support for globalization are found in export-oriented economies like China (87%), South Korea (86%) and Israel (82%).