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    Corruption is a serious and entrenched problem in the Philippines that pervades all levels of government and hurts efforts to alleviate poverty. It is most rampant among high-level civil servants and within the Philippine National Police, which was ranked the most corrupt institution in the country in 2013. Low salaries are a major cause of police corruption, leaving officers vulnerable to bribes. While the Philippines has made some progress in recent years in combating corruption, it remains a significant issue for both the public and private sectors.

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    Corruption is a serious and entrenched problem in the Philippines that pervades all levels of government and hurts efforts to alleviate poverty. It is most rampant among high-level civil servants and within the Philippine National Police, which was ranked the most corrupt institution in the country in 2013. Low salaries are a major cause of police corruption, leaving officers vulnerable to bribes. While the Philippines has made some progress in recent years in combating corruption, it remains a significant issue for both the public and private sectors.

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    Corruption is a serious and entrenched problem in the Philippines that pervades all levels of government and hurts efforts to alleviate poverty. It is most rampant among high-level civil servants and within the Philippine National Police, which was ranked the most corrupt institution in the country in 2013. Low salaries are a major cause of police corruption, leaving officers vulnerable to bribes. While the Philippines has made some progress in recent years in combating corruption, it remains a significant issue for both the public and private sectors.

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    CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

     Corruption, cronyism and nepotism are serious problems in the Philippines. They pervade public life, keeping tax

    revenues low and hurting efforts to alleviate poverty. Charges of corruption, graft, and cronyism are common among

    government officials at all levels. These problems are so entrenched that Filipinos have come to accept cronyism

    and the diversion of a small percentage of funds as natural.

     The Philippines ranked 94th out of 177 countries in Transparency International's 2013 corruption index, rising from

    129th two years earlier, after Mr. Aquino pursued corruption charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-

    Arroyo and former Chief Justice Renato Corona, both of whom maintain their innocence. [Source: Trefor Moss,

    Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2014]

     In the 1990s the Philippines was regarded as one of the world’s most corrupt nations. Most corrupt nations: 1)

    Nigeria; 2) Pakistan; 3) Kenya; 4) China; 5) Cameroon; 6) Egypt; 7) Columbia; 8) Uganda; 9) the Philippines; 10)

    Indonesia. [Source: Transparency International]

     In a survey of 10 Asia-Pacific nation, the Philippine civil service was voted most corrupt. The World

    Competitiveness Report ranked the Philippines just below Russia and Indonesia for tax evasion, irregular payments

    and favoritism towards well-connected companies. There was a corruption scandal on the new $657 million

    international terminal at the Manila airport.

     Some blame the Philippines’s corruption problem on the merging of Filipino traditions with American institutions.

    One Filipino political scientist told Smithsonian magazine, “Americans taught us the idea of honesty and integrity in

    civil service but local culture conflicts with the democratic model.” With no tradition of civil service and the

    prevalence of strong family and community ties, bribery and nepotism have seeped into the system.

     According to business-anti-corruption.com: Corruption is said to take place at all levels of the government, but it is

    more rampant among high-level civil servants. For businesses, it is important to note that the country's complex,

    sometimes contradictory regulatory regime leaves room for corrupt civil servants to attempt to extract bribes.

    Several surveys have also shown that companies generally have little confidence in the Philippine judicial system.

    The main reasons include the allegedly incompetent court personnel, corruption and long delays of court cases.
    There is a lack of transparency in the Philippines' public procurement, and bribes are often demanded from

    companies wishing to win government contracts, as shown by the Survey of Enterprises on Corruption 2014.

    Another sector in which companies are particularly vulnerable is obtaining licenses and permits; the Survey of

    Enterprises on Corruption 2014 shows that the most common type of private sector corruption was bribing local

    government officials in return for licenses and permits in 2012 and 2013.
    PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE: THE PHILIPPINES MOST CORRUPT AGENCY

     In July 2013, the Philippine National Police (PNP) was ranked as the most corrupt institution in the Philippines,

    according to a survey by the Global Corruption Barometer of the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency

    International. Alexis Romero wrote in the Philippine Star, “The survey showed that 69 percent of surveyed Filipinos

    believed police personnel were corrupt, 64 percent believed public officials and civil servants were affected by

    corruption, while 58 percent had the same view on political parties. The media and religious institutions were

    perceived to be the least affected by corruption with 14 percent and 15 percent, respectively. The military was

    deemed corrupt by 43 percent of the respondents. The Global Corruption Barometer has been gathering the

    corruption views and experiences of people around the world since 2003. This year’s survey covered more than

    114,000 respondents in 107 countries.[Source: Alexis Romero, Philippine Star, July 11, 2013]

     “Armed Forces public affairs chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala assured the public that efforts are underway to make the

    military less vulnerable to corruption. Zagala said reforms are continuous and the survey is “a manifestation of the

    things we need to do to improve the people’s perception of us.” The PNP has yet to issue a statement on the results

    of the survey. “We are not yet competent to answer that report. We will still have to look at the report,” Senior

    Superintendent Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP-Public Information Office chief, said. Sindac promised members of

    the media that an official statement of the PNP would be issued at 3 p.m. yesterday but no statement has been issued

    as of press time. [Ibid]

     Low salaries are named as the main cause of police corruption. Joel D Adriano wrote in the Asia Times, “Salaries

    of cops are not commensurate to the risks they face. A low-ranking police officer makes only 12,500 pesos

    (US$290) a month and approximately 60 percent of the police force are estimated to live below the poverty line.

    Many live in squatter settlements and cannot afford to send their children to school, according to a recent study by

    the University of the Philippines and the CORPS Foundation. Half of the police officers they surveyed said that they

    have no bank savings. Lean economics "leaves members of the police force vulnerable to corruption, bribery and

    criminal activities", according toPacificStrategies and Assessments, a global consulting firm. [Source: Joel D

    Adriano, Asia Times, February 5, 2011.


    METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE

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    MANUSCRIPT IN PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

    CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

    SUBMITTED BY: MANUEL PARENA

    SUBMITTED TO: MR. RENE REINOSO


    METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE

    200 DOLORES ST. ARNAIZ AVE. PASAY, CITY

    MANUSCRIPT IN PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

    CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

    SUBMITTED BY: JHANICE CUACHIN

    SUBMITTED TO: MR. RENE REINOSO

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