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Nowadays foreigners and citizens alike say that the

Philippines has the most corrupt leadership and
economy. Corruption in the Philippines has become "a
humanitarian crisis" and scandals increasingly seem to
dominate the news.

The worsening corruption has eaten up the right of

every citizen to good governance, freedom, decent life,
and more importantly his or her dignity.

Corruption is a serious obstacle to the social and

economic development of a country. The biggest losers
are the Filipino people. In effect, the end-users are
made to pay for overpriced goods or services or are
made to deal with low-quality or substandard goods or
services.

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PUBLIC GOOD
Despite the seriousness of the problem, people in
government seem to show no sense of urgency or
‘mastery' of the steps necessary to fight it. The same
government that taxes us must demonstrate that public
money is being used for public good, not private greed.

It is our right to demand real change, action and

improvement from those who take our money from and
spend it in our name.

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TAKE OVER THE OLD
Corruption scandals are only "closed" by the fact of
other corruption scandals taking its place. New scandals
take over and the old ones are left hanging and
unresolved.
The media is literally sinking in reporting scandals to try
and ensure closure on each one.
Nobody ever seems to be punished: They are left to
leave the country, get confined to their state-of-art
hospitals, resign, get offered early retirement package -
even get reassigned. Worse, executive orders are
sometimes issued preventing them from talking during
congressional or other independent hearings.

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Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno

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AND CORRUPTION

According to the World Economic Forum Global

Competitiveness Report 2008-2009, companies have
identified corruption as their number one concern for
doing business in the Philippines, and bribery appears
to be an increasing problem for companies.
In the World Bank & IFC Enterprise Survey Philippines
2003, 45% of companies admit to having paid bribes in
order to 'get things done', and in the SWS Business
Survey on Corruption 2007, three out of five managers
were asked for a bribe in at least one transaction the
previous year, and the amount of the bribe was higher
than it had been in the past.
Corruption is often encountered when interacting with
public officials. Half the companies surveyed by SWS
report that they are discouraged and claim that
corruption is systemic, forming an integrated part of the
way government works. They also state that most
companies they compete against must pay bribes in
order to obtain a government contract. Nearly 28% of
companies in the Philippines report that bribes are
solicited in their meetings with tax officials.
Other areas where companies state that bribes or
facilitation payments are often expected is in obtaining
operating licences, construction permits and import
licences. Although the corruption level of the private
sector is not as high as in the public sector, one-fifth of
all company managers claim that bribes are needed to
win a private contract.
According to the SWS Surveys of Enterprises on
Corruption 2006-2007, only 7% of the managers
reported corruption to the authorities, thus indicating
reluctance on their part to be whistleblowers. More
than 66% of the managers declared that it was futile to
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report corruption, while 49% where afraid of reprisals.

POLITICAL DONATIONS

Other types of private sector corruption common in the

Philippines are illegal donations to political parties and
bribery in order to influence policy-making. According
to the SWS Business Survey on Corruption 2007, 25%
of companies said that a typical company within their
sector would make a donation to the 2007 election
campaigns of an estimated amount of PHP 245,000.
It is a commonplace feature of companies in the
Philippines to support politicians directly or to donate to
their parties. Some companies also report that
politicians expect them to make campaign donations. In
general, companies in the Philippines want some kind of
influence in exchange for their donation, such as
influencing laws and policy-making, or some other
undue advantage.
The concentration of wealth within a small group of
elite families, seen in combination with political
donations, gives these families an undue advantage,
and this has led to concerns as to their undue influence
on both Philippine politics and business life.

STOP CORRUPTION

According to Transparency International's Global

Corruption Barometer 2007, the Philippine business

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sector has problems with corruption, although the level

of corruption in the sector is reported to have declined
from the previous year.
Nevertheless, companies that are planning to invest in
or are already doing business in the Philippines are
recommended to conduct due diligence when entering
into business partnerships or contracting agents to
facilitate business transactions in the country.
Controlling corruption risks is essential in order to avoid
cases like that of the US company that had to pay a
large civil penalty under the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act in 2008 and was ordered to dissolve itself for having
been in partnership with a Philippines based company
that had made numerous illegal payments to foreign
government officials.
According to the SWS Business Survey on Corruption
2007, two out of five Filipino managers spend an
average of PHP 292,000 to combat corruption and fraud
in their own companies, and one out of five donates an
average amount of PHP 136,000 to an anti-corruption
fund. About half claim that they will continue their
donations. The Philippine private sector thus
acknowledges that corruption is a huge problem that
companies need to work towards solving.

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The last comments on this page:

Comment posted by Jong(Student Of Grade-10), 25.01.2018 um 21:43:
Who Is The Author Of This Article Please ? Kalingan Lng Para Sa Research Topic

Comment posted by joshua padang, 28.11.2017 um 14:51:

hi, po ma'am/sir im a student of kalinga state university cno pho author nito kc po kumuha ako ng mga ibang
detalye about sa mga ginawa ninyo eh kailangan ko lang po etong pangalan ng gumawa thank you po!!!!!!!!!

Comment posted by VideoPortal, 24.03.2017 um 19:13:

Corruption restricts the efficiency of businesses operating in the Philippines. Extensive bribery within the public
administration and vague and complex laws make foreign companies vulnerable to extortion and manipulation
by public officials. Favouritism and undue influence are widespread in the courts, leading to time-consuming and
unfair dispute resolution and to an uncertain business environment. Foreign investors are particularly vulnerable
to bribery when trying to obtain

Comment posted by Princess, 06.03.2017 um 07:55:

Kaya hindi umuunlad pilipinas eh

Comment posted by ABCDEF, 22.02.2017 um 17:45:

i fount this article very usefull for us students

Comment posted by unknown, 05.09.2016 um 18:36:

Comment posted by VINMEL, 02.02.2016 um 15:26:

SANA LAHAT SILA MAWAWALA PARA AKO NAMAN......

Comment posted by chichi, 18.01.2016 um 10:07:

Comment posted by fyi, 28.12.2015 um 06:03:

keeping praying while the crooked politicians laugh at your stupidity.
They will never stop stealing, why should they stop ? It's not like they have to worry about the uneducated
masses ever getting a clue. The entire government is corrupt and that includes the Justice dept, Ombudsman,
COA, Supreme Court etc.
21 out of 23 senators gave Napoles their pork barrel millions in exchange for kickbacks, 3 opposition senators
arrested the other 18 ? Nothing and allowed to keep their kickbacks.
Hundreds of House or reps gave their pork barrel millions to Napoles, none arrested.
One of the most corrupt countries in the world and the people just shrug it off. Enjoy it then as it will never
stop, apparently the people don't mind enough yet to do anything about it.

Comment posted by raighn, 15.10.2015 um 12:06:

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corruption ang dahilan bakit naghihirap ang pilipinas,,,.,
many filipino suffering because of this.

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