Philippines inches up in corruption index but low score persists


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Philippines saw a slight rise in ranking in an international corruption index, inching up a notch to 116th among 180 countries but retained low scores in perception of corruption in government.

In the 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, the Philippines landed on the 116th spot — higher than its previous rank of 117th in 2021.

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