http://www.globalintegrity.org/data/2006index.cfm
http://www.globalintegrity.org/reports/200...pines/index.cfm
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The Philippines has one of the best rankings in South East Asia. But we could do much better, a good indication nonetheless.
Full Version: Corruption Going Down
THE PHILIPPINES receives an overall "Moderate" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world.
http://www.globalintegrity.org/data/2006index.cfm
http://www.globalintegrity.org/reports/200...pines/index.cfm
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The Philippines has one of the best rankings in South East Asia. But we could do much better, a good indication nonetheless.
http://www.globalintegrity.org/data/2006index.cfm
http://www.globalintegrity.org/reports/200...pines/index.cfm
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The Philippines has one of the best rankings in South East Asia. But we could do much better, a good indication nonetheless.
From U.S. Department of State
01 November 2006
Anti-Corruption Effort Gains Ground in Philippines
Partnership for a Better Life
Prosecutor Louella Pesquero had tears in her eyes when describing her reaction to the five-day training program for anti-corruption prosecutors funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The workshop changed the way she viewed her job at the Philippines' official ombudsman office.
According to Pesquero, the training program for her office's prosecutors "not only had a constructive, but also a meaningful effect on all of us. One word is enough: teamwork. We are all part of a whole; we therefore have a common objective," she said.
The program aimed to help Pesquero and her colleagues reach a common objective: to identify and successfully prosecute those engaged in official graft and corruption. And it already is making a difference. Before its launch, cases related to official corruption rarely led to conviction.
But since the Ombudsman and Special Prosecutor offices began participating in the USAID program, conviction rates have risen -- from approximately 7 percent in 2002 to 33 percent in 2005.
Since the offices joined the program, they have expanded their budgets and reinvigorated their prosecution staff through training. With U.S. assistance, they also implemented an aggressive policy of addressing all defense motions filed in the anti-corruption court, Sandiganbayan, in Manila.
At the end of the workshop, Pesquero was asked to share her thoughts on the program. She focused on the positive effect the training had on morale and teamwork among the trainees.
[/b]"At the Office of the Special Prosecutor we shouldn't work because we're graded … rewarded later. It should transcend that. We work because we love what we do and we believe in what we do. When we are able to internalize that … then we can be true public servants," Pesquero said.[/b]
Source
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It's gaining momentum, I hope the cure that is injected in the system would work quickly, from the top to the bottom, and cleanse our country and society of this disease called corruption that's sucking the life out of the well-being of our nation.
01 November 2006
Anti-Corruption Effort Gains Ground in Philippines
Partnership for a Better Life
Prosecutor Louella Pesquero had tears in her eyes when describing her reaction to the five-day training program for anti-corruption prosecutors funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The workshop changed the way she viewed her job at the Philippines' official ombudsman office.
According to Pesquero, the training program for her office's prosecutors "not only had a constructive, but also a meaningful effect on all of us. One word is enough: teamwork. We are all part of a whole; we therefore have a common objective," she said.
The program aimed to help Pesquero and her colleagues reach a common objective: to identify and successfully prosecute those engaged in official graft and corruption. And it already is making a difference. Before its launch, cases related to official corruption rarely led to conviction.
But since the Ombudsman and Special Prosecutor offices began participating in the USAID program, conviction rates have risen -- from approximately 7 percent in 2002 to 33 percent in 2005.
Since the offices joined the program, they have expanded their budgets and reinvigorated their prosecution staff through training. With U.S. assistance, they also implemented an aggressive policy of addressing all defense motions filed in the anti-corruption court, Sandiganbayan, in Manila.
At the end of the workshop, Pesquero was asked to share her thoughts on the program. She focused on the positive effect the training had on morale and teamwork among the trainees.
[/b]"At the Office of the Special Prosecutor we shouldn't work because we're graded … rewarded later. It should transcend that. We work because we love what we do and we believe in what we do. When we are able to internalize that … then we can be true public servants," Pesquero said.[/b]
Source
___________________
It's gaining momentum, I hope the cure that is injected in the system would work quickly, from the top to the bottom, and cleanse our country and society of this disease called corruption that's sucking the life out of the well-being of our nation.
Thats a start 
woohoo good news
RP ranked as ‘moderate’ in governance, fighting corruption
The Philippine Star
The Philippines is "moderate" in terms of governance and addressing corruption in a poll of 40 countries, the Social Weather Stations said Thursday.
The SWS said the Philippines scored 73 and was classified as "moderate" in the 2006 Global Integrity Index.
The Philippines is classified as "strong" in the category of Oversight and Regulation (85), as "moderate" in Civil Society, Public Information and Media (72), Government Accountability (71), Administration and Civil Service (73) and Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law (78), the SWS said, referring to the Global Integrity report on over 40 countries. It was graded "very weak" in the category of Elections (60) in the same study.
Global Integrity is an international non-profit organization that tracks governance and corruption trends around the world.
For the Philippines, Mahar Mangahas of SWS was the lead social scientist who gave the initial scores, after consulting specialists in certain cases, to some 290 indicators designed by Global Integrity, and who revised them later based on feedback from anonymous peer reviewers.
Global Integrity is responsible for grouping the scores into six categories, averaging them and classifying them as "very strong," "strong," "moderate," "weak" or "very weak."
The SWS said the 2006 Global Integrity Index has no countries generally classified as "very strong."
Countries classified as "strong," arranged in alphabetical order, are Israel, Romania, South Africa, and the United States.
The countries classified as "moderate" were Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uganda.
Guatemala, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Serbia and Zimbabwe were classified as "weak."
The "very weak" class includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Lebanon, Liberia, Montenegro, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Vietnam and Yemen.
Source
The Philippine Star
The Philippines is "moderate" in terms of governance and addressing corruption in a poll of 40 countries, the Social Weather Stations said Thursday.
The SWS said the Philippines scored 73 and was classified as "moderate" in the 2006 Global Integrity Index.
The Philippines is classified as "strong" in the category of Oversight and Regulation (85), as "moderate" in Civil Society, Public Information and Media (72), Government Accountability (71), Administration and Civil Service (73) and Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law (78), the SWS said, referring to the Global Integrity report on over 40 countries. It was graded "very weak" in the category of Elections (60) in the same study.
Global Integrity is an international non-profit organization that tracks governance and corruption trends around the world.
For the Philippines, Mahar Mangahas of SWS was the lead social scientist who gave the initial scores, after consulting specialists in certain cases, to some 290 indicators designed by Global Integrity, and who revised them later based on feedback from anonymous peer reviewers.
Global Integrity is responsible for grouping the scores into six categories, averaging them and classifying them as "very strong," "strong," "moderate," "weak" or "very weak."
The SWS said the 2006 Global Integrity Index has no countries generally classified as "very strong."
Countries classified as "strong," arranged in alphabetical order, are Israel, Romania, South Africa, and the United States.
The countries classified as "moderate" were Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uganda.
Guatemala, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Serbia and Zimbabwe were classified as "weak."
The "very weak" class includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Lebanon, Liberia, Montenegro, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Vietnam and Yemen.
Source
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