MANILA, Philippines — In the fight against corruption, the Philippines appeared to have failed to make an improvement insofar as perception of corruption in government is concerned, with a worldwide study placing the Philippines at the 115th spot out of 180 countries.
In the 2020 Corruption Perception Index of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, the Philippines retained its low score of 34 out 100 possible points, but slipped two notches down in the rankingfrom the previous year, with its “mostly stagnant”response and policies against corruption.
The Philippines, in the2019 corruption perception index, landed in the 113th spot from its previous rank at 99 in 2018…
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