The Philippines ranked 10th among countries with the least number of corruption problems, outperforming six other Asian countries, according to the latest Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd survey.
The Philippines was the most improved country in the PERC’s Integrity Perception Survey, where respondents were asked on the problem of corruption in the country in which they are working.
The Philippines scored 7.05 points in the scale of 0-10, with 0 being the highest grade. This marked a 5.1-percent improvement from its score of 7.43 points last year.
The latest score of the Philippines was an improvement from 12th place last year. The annual survey covers 16 countries—14 in Asia, plus the United States and Australia.
All the other 15 countries registered either weaker, less improved or unchanged score.
The latest score and rank of the Philippines in the 2016 survey marked the country’s best performancein seven years.