The Philippines is ranked 139th, and 24th within Asia, on Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (the smaller the score, the less corrupt the country). Hong Kong ranked 12th, and fourth best within Asia. These are two of the questions its researchers asked: Which of these six sectors/ organisations would you consider to be the most affected by corruption? Philippines Political parties 28 per cent Parliament/legislature 26 per cent Business/private sector 3 per cent Media 1 per cent Public officials/civil servants 35 per cent Judiciary 1 per cent Hong Kong Political parties 10 per cent Parliament/legislature 2 per cent Business/private sector 59 per cent Media 15 per cent Public officials/civil servants 11 per cent Judiciary 3 per cent In the past 12 months, have you or anyone in your family paid a bribe? Philippines: 11 per cent Hong Kong: 7 per cent
