Corruption in the Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines suffers from widespread corruption.[1] Means of corruption include graft, bribery, embezzlement, backdoor deals, nepotism, patronage.[2]
Corruption levels
According to a World Bank study in 2008, corruption in the Philippines is considered to be the worst among East Asia’s leading economies and the country has sunk even lower among those seen to be lagging in governance reforms.[3] The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index published by global watchdog Transparency International, showed that the situation in the country had improved slightly but still remained serious.[4]
The Philippines ranked 139th among 180 countries included in the index, up from its previous 141st ranking in 2008. The nation scored 2.4 in the TI index, compared to 2.3 in 2008, which ranked it equal to Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Baltic state of Belarus.[5]
Corruption Improvements
As of 2011,The Philippines came in at 129 with a 2.6 CPI in Transparency International's list that ranks 178 countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.
This is better than the Philippines' 134th ranking in 2010 with a 2.4 CPI. The CPI score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 - 10, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 10 means that a country is perceived as very clean.
Transparency International-Philippines said some of the factors that contributed to the Philippines' (2.6) slight jump are the improvement in government service, and cutting red tape.
The group believes that the government's efforts to prosecute former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may positively affect the perception on corruption as this shows the government means business.
Statistical evaluations
| Years | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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- Scores are on a 0-10 scale, 10 being best (least corrupt / bribery least necessary).
Political nepotism
The Philippine political arena, unlike other democracies, is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than organised around the voting for political parties.[6]
See also
- Human rights in the Philippines
- Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines
- List of Philippine political scandals
References
- ^ Jurado, Emil (March 12, 2010). "The fourth most corrupt nation". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Conde, Carlos (March 13, 2007). "Philippines most corrupt, survey says". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Dumlao, Doris (June 25, 2008). "WB: Corruption in RP worst in East Asia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Dizon, David (November 18, 2009). "RP corruption ranking improves slightly: TI". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Dizon, David (November 18, 2009). "RP corruption ranking improves slightly: TI". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Coronel, Chua, Rimban, & Cruz The Rulemakers Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (2007); p.49
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