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India, Asia's 4th most corrupt nation
April 10, 2009
6. Philippines
Philippines, with a score of 7.0, is the 6th most corrupt nation in Asia. It has seen huge corruption cases like the nuclear power plant in Bataan province to the national broadband network scandal.
The World Bank called for tough reforms in the budget system to plug governance loopholes in the Philippines. The culture of corruption is long-standing.
Enforcement of anti-corruption laws is inconsistent, and the public perception of judicial, executive, and legislative corruption remains high, states a study by The Heritage Foundation.
Image: In Manila, Jose de Venecia, former speaker of the house of the lower house of Congress, holds up a book which gives details of a kickback scandal in a government deal with a Chinese company. | Photograph: Stringer/Reuters.
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