The Philippines is “serious” in fighting corruption in the country even after its ranking slipped in a global corruption perception survey, Malacañang said on Friday. The Philippines slipped to the 111th place out of 180 countries from 101st in 2016 out of 176 countries, according to the results of the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2016. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that while corruption could not be solved overnight, President Rodrigo Duterte has initiated reforms to address corruption in government. ADVERTISEMENT“We have to underscore that corruption is a problem that cannot be solved overnight; thus, we are taking the results of Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2017, which shows our 111th (out of 180) ranking, seriously,” Roque said in a statement. Transparency International said that every week, at least one journalist is killed in a country that is highly corrupt.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 23, 2018 03:45 UTC