Moderate risk for Philippines in defense corruption index

The country scored 55 out of 100 in TI Defense and Security’s Government Defense Integrity Index, which assesses the quality of institutional controls to manage the risk of corruption in defense and security institutions.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is at “moderate risk” for corruption in defense and security institutions, according to a report released by London-based Transparency International (TI).

The country scored 55 out of 100 in TI Defense and Security’s Government Defense Integrity Index, which assesses the quality of institutional controls to manage the risk of corruption in defense and security institutions.

“Institutional resilience to corruption is modest across the Philippines’ defense institutions,” read the report, which included a detailed assessment of the integrity of national defense institutions of 84 countries.

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