MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines fell 14 places in the latest global corruption index released Thursday by watchdog Transparency International, which found that majority of countries around the world are showing “little to no improvement” in tackling corruption. Results of the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index showed the Philippines slipped to the 113th spot out of 180 countries tracked by Transparency International. The index ranks countries based on experts and business leaders’ perception of public sector corruption. According to Transparency International, more than two-thirds of countries scored below 50 on this year’s index, with an average score of just 43. New Zealand and Denmark, with scores of 87 each, topped the new corruption perceptions index, followed by Finland (86), Singapore (85), Sweden (85) and Switzerland (85).

Source: Philippine Star January 23, 2020 08:26 UTC