President Rodrigo Duterte once vowed to end corruption in the Philippines. Last year, he offered to resign because he said it was impossible to stop. EPA-EFE
Philippines’ corruption rating under Duterte holds at same level: bad
- Transparency International report puts country in 115th place out of 180 as it sounds alarm on coronavirus-related graft
- It says Duterte government’s response to Covid-19 was ‘characterised by abusive enforcement, and major violations of human rights and media freedom’
President Rodrigo Duterte once vowed to end corruption in the Philippines. Last year, he offered to resign because he said it was impossible to stop. EPA-EFE