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CORRUPTION

STATISTICS OF CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINESPhilippines suffers from widespread corruption. Means of corruption include graft, bribery, embezzlement, backdoor deals, nepotism, and patronage.

STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS (CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX)What does a number mean to you? Each year we score countries on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be. Our Corruption Perceptions Index sends a powerful message and governments have been forced to take notice and act.

Behind these numbers is the daily reality for people living in these countries. The index cannot capture the individual frustration of this reality, but it does capture the informed views of analysts, businesspeople and experts in countries around the world.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.

For the list of rankings per country per yearCPIYEARSCORE (MAX 10 POINTS)RANKNO. OF COUNTRIES SURVEYED19952.7764119962.69115419973.05135219983.3168519993.6209920002.8139020012.9129120022.61110220032.511133

YEARSCORE (MAX 10 POINTS)RANKNO. OF COUNTRIES SURVEYED20042.61114520052.5915820062.5816320072.51217820082.31218020092.41318020102.41217820112.61218220123.42117420133.62517520143.82717420153.523167

For 20 years of the survey, the Philippines have an average score of 3.02 and an average of rank of 15 in a total average of 140 countries.

Most corrupt PH agencies 2013

(CNN Philippines) In the Philippines, corruption exists in all levels of the government, especially among high-level civil servants, according to the US Department of State Investment Climate Statement released two years ago.

The Bureau of Customs, tops the list as the most corrupt government office in the country based on Social Weather Station (SWS) data released in 2014.

The results of the 2013 SWS Survey of Enterprises on Corruption showed that six government offices showed little improvement in their efforts to fight corruption.

The survey gave the bureau a "very bad" rating of -63 for 2013, which was a tad worse compared to the -46 bad rating the BOC received the year before.

The worst ratings the BOC got from the poll body were during 2005-2009, when it received an "Execrable" rating.

The other government offices rounding out the not-so-prestigious list are:

Land Transportation Office -32 in 2013 (-26 in 2012)House of Representatives -28 in 2013 (-6 in 2012)Philippine National Police -24 in 2013 (-12 in 2012)Department of Public Works and Highways -22 in 2013 (-21 in 2012)Bureau of Internal Revenue -10 in 2013 (-20 in 2012)

According to the SWS, the ratings of agencies' sincerity in fighting corruption were graded into Excellent (+70 and above), Very Good (net +50 to +69), Good (+30 to +49), Moderate (+10 to +29), Neutral (-9 to +9), Poor (-10 to -29), Bad (-30 to -49), Very Bad (-50 to -69), and Execrable (-70 and below).

Changes were considered "notable" when the rating moved in a different grade.

The SWS has yet to release a Survey of Enterprises on Corruption for 2014.

Most corrupt PH agencies 2014 2015

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) Just reeling from a recent controversy over its policy on the random inspection of balikbayan boxes, it seems the Bureau of Customs (BoC) faces another challenge after it was revealed as the most corrupt government agency on Thursday (August 27), according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey of businessmen.

Among the 36 government offices included in the 2014/2015 SWS Survey of Enterprises on Corruption, the BoC was rated very bad with a score of -55 in terms of its sincerity in fighting corruption. The BoC received a similar rating in 2013 with a score of -63.

In 2012, the agency got a rating one grade higher with a score of -45 or "bad". The BOC's worst ratings from the SWS survey were during 2005 to 2009, when it got an "execrable" rating.

Five government agencies, on the other hand, received a poor rating with a score ranging from -10 to -29:

Land Transportation Office: Poor, -26 (Bad, -32 in 2013)House of Representatives: Poor, -25 (Poor, -28 in 2013)Department of Public Works and Highways: Poor, -21 (Poor, -22 in 2013)Philippine National Police: Poor, -16 (Poor, -24 in 2013)Department of Agriculture: Poor, -10 (Poor, -19 in 2013)

Corruption, bribery downThe percentage of businessmen who experienced or have personal knowledge of a corrupt transaction with government went down to 32 percent from last year's 38 percent. The SWS noted that this was the lowest number recorded since it started the survey in 2005.

Although businessmen believe that corruption in the public sector went down in the last three months compared to the same time last year, they also think that many corrupt officials are still not punished, the survey revealed.

Businessmen who said that most of the companies in their line of business give bribes to win public sector contracts went down to 39 percent from the 41 percent in 2012 and 2013.

However, the number of those who believe that the government "often/almost always" punishes corrupt government officials was also at a record low of 11 percent.

The study also showed that nine out of 10 businessmen find that present laws against corruption are inadequate. They believe that corruption will be reduced if a strong law on the right of the people to information from the government is passed.

National Competitiveness Council (NCC) Co-Chairman Guillermo Luz explained that while corruption has gone down, the numbers are still not good enough. He said there is still a need for better public agencies and services to ensure that the country will be competitive.

The survey was done from November 14, 2014 until May 12, 2015.

Issues and concernWhy corruption still exist even with many laws penalizing it?What is the most common corrupt practices now a day?

RecommendationHigher penalty;Strict implementation/enforcement of law;If convicted, he/she cannot be granted parole, probation or any of the executive clemency.

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