Philippines Ranked 4th in the Most Corrupt Nation in Asia-Pacific
In the recent survey conducted by the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy showed that the Philippines is the fourth most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations.
Based on the survey which was released last Monday, Philippines score a rating of 8.06 on the scale of 0 to 10. In which zero is the best possible score and the 10 is the lowest possible rating.
In 2008, Philippines was ranked as the most corrupt nation in Asia. Last year our country had a rating of 7.0 last year, making it the sixth most corrupt nation last year. This year Philippines is moving up again to the fourth place.
Indonesia is on the top of the list with scored 9.07 out of 10 as the most corrupt nation in the 2010 survey, up from 7.69 points a year ago. The PERC survey polled 2,174 middle and senior business executives in Asia, Australia and the United States.
Cambodia was ranked second most corrupt, followed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, India, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Macao, Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, Australia and — rated as the least corrupt in the survey — Singapore.
The survey studies at how corruption affected different levels of political leadership and the civil service, and how major institutions fared in terms of corruption.
It also examined how corruption is perceived to affect the overall business environment, and how easy or difficult it is for companies to deal with the problem internally and externally when they encounter it.
Here are the corruption scores of 16 Asia-Pacific economies as seen in a survey of 2,174 expatriate business
executives by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC).
1. Singapore, 1.42
2. Australia, 2.28
3. Hong Kong, 2.67
4. United States, 3.42
5. Japan, 3.49
6. Macau, 4.96
7. South Korea, 5.98
8. Taiwan, 6.28
9. Malaysia, 6.47
10. China, 6.52
11. India, 7.18
12. Thailand, 7.60
13. Philippines, 8.06
14. Vietnam, 8.07
15. Cambodia, 9.10
16. Indonesia, 9.27
we already know whose to blame,
Expatriates and foreigners who are here in the Philippines, it is better to face terrorists rather than face a corrupt policeman. He will do anything to get money from you. Do your best to contact a Filipino lawyer or a top guy in the government at once when a PNP guy extorts money from you. Wherever you are, even in a remote area in the Philippines, try your best not to go near a policeman! I warn you, never ever approach any policeman! This country is very corrupt. Do not trust just anyone.
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Gratifying piece. Thanks for communion ….
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