Pervasive RP corruption remains, says Heritage 01/13/2011

SCORE ON ECONOMIC FREEDOM SLIDES

Pervasive RP corruption remains, says Heritage

01/13/2011
Despite the supposed “straight path” taken by President Aquino who assumed power in June last year, the annual Index of Economic Freedom still cited corruption as being pervasive in the country that has resulted in the Philippines under Aquino ranking a poor 115 out of 179 countries in the annual list compiled by The Heritage Foundation (Heritage), a conservative Washington-based think tank, and The Wall Street Journal.
The ranking showed that the Philippines’ freedom score of 56.2 this year even fell from 0.1 point from last year placing it among countries with a “mostly unfree” economy.

It ranked lower than Cambodia which placed 102nd and Sri Lanka, at 107th, in the index.

The Philippines scored the lowest on the “Freedom from Corruption” category where it got a 24 grade.
Heritage Foundation said corruption (in the Philippines) is perceived as pervasive.

“A culture of corruption is long-standing. The government has worked to reinvigorate its anti-corruption drive, but these efforts have been inconsistent,” it said..... MORE

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