MANILA, Philippines The Philippines is ranked as the fourth most corrupt country in Southeast Asia out of 16 surveyed by over 2,000 expatriate businessmen, according to an annual poll. In a report released Tuesday, the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) said the Philippines scored 8.06 on a scale of 0 to 10 with zero as the best possible score, indicating the lowest level of corruption among politicians and civil servants. Indonesia is the most corrupt in Southeast Asia, at 9.27,...
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