Is corruption in the Duterte govt? Duterte strongly denies, Money Pack says there is

It is more fun criticizing

One  of the reasons behind the split behind the Mindanao politicians is the issue of corruption.   While Pres. Duterte made corruption as one of the linchpin of his campaign one doubts his sincerity.  He has lawyered for Pharmaly in the Senate and one wonders why.  He has strongly denied the existence of corruption in the current govt.   

But in my conversation with somebody who deals with the govt agency with the highest budget, it was alleged:

.    1.  The heads get as much as 30% cut off the project; the  suppliers, get only 60% on their cost;

     2.   This Christmas season, their loot bag can amount to as much as __millions per department head;

     3.   One  wonders their costs after analyzing their lowest bid price for slope protection

Just to think that the poor taxpayer has to shoulder the padded cost or the substandard construction.

Of course  the businessman from the mainland are used to such a system,, and  we have to tolerate this from the  imperial governemtn from Davao

Corruption perception index in the Philippines

NATION

PH drops to 115th place in global index on corruption perception

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ

INQUIRER.net / 12:41 AM January 29, 2021

MANILA, Philippines — In the fight against corruption, the Philippines appeared to have failed to make an improvement insofar as perception of corruption in government is concerned, with a worldwide study placing the Philippines at the 115th spot out of 180 countries.

In the 2020 Corruption Perception Index of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, the Philippines retained its low score of 34 out 100 possible points, but slipped two notches down in the ranking from the previous year, with its “mostly stagnant” response and policies against corruption.

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The Philippines, in the 2019 corruption perception index, landed in the 113th spot from its previous rank at 99 in 2018 after sliding 14 notches.

In the 2020 study, the country tied for the 115th spot with Moldova, and was just below four countries — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Panama, Mongolia, North Macedonia — which all tied at the 111th spot.  It edged six other countries with the same mark at the 117th ranking, namely Egypt, Eswatini, Zambia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, and Ukraine.

“With a score of 34, efforts to control corruption in the Philippines mostly appear stagnant since 2012.  The government’s response to COVID-19 has been characterized by abusive enforcement and major violations of human rights and media freedom,” Transparency International said.

Philippines outranked other neighboring countries.

However, compared to its Asian neighbors, the Philippines outranked three other countries — Laos (134th), Myanmar (137th), Cambodia (160th), but remained below Thailand and Vietnam (tied at 104th), Indonesia (102nd), Timor-Leste (86th), Malaysia (57th), Brunei Darussalam (35th), and Singapore (3rd).

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This reminds me of an organization of MBS - Mahalaga bawat salita.  Otherwise, the leaders are just engaged in empty talk.  Talk talk though how lofty they are are just hot air talk.   Or fart