Officials claim failing control of corruption, rule of law scores based on outdated infoThe government believes the Philippines remains eligible for a fresh Millennium Challenge compact despite failing to meet several standards in a scorecard used to determine whether a country should receive aid from the United States. “The data on which the ‘control of corruption’ indicator was based and released in September 2017 primarily covers the events of 2016,” he said. The Finance department noted that the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC), the agency that administers the aid, uses information from independent third-party sources for the scorecards. The MCC scorecard released on Thursday gave the Philippines below-standard scores in eight out of 20 indicators. “The Philippines remains firmly committed to the rule of law and strictly adheres to due process.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2017 18:00 UTC