The Philippines occupies the 78th position in this ranking, climbing three notches over last year’s ranking—see table 1. Table 1Corruption Remains Strong Under ModiCountry Corruption Rank 2010 Corruption Rank 2015 CorruptionRank 2016 Corruption Rank 2017 Corruption Rank 2018 India 87 76 79 81 78 Philippines 134/168 95/168 101/168 111/180 99/175 Pakistan 143 117 116 117 117Source: Transparency InternationalThese findings have cheered Prime Minister Duterte’s administration, which declared war against corruption since assuming office. One of them is that this year’s improvement in the country’s ranking comes after last year’s slide. “Philippines, India and the Maldives are among the worst regional offenders in this respect,” states the 2017 report. That’s according to a Gallup 2018 Global Law and Order report, which assigned the Philippines a score of 82.

Source: Forbes February 02, 2019 21:11 UTC