REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Public Administration Country Profile Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) United Nations February 2004 All papers, statistics and materials contained in the Country Profiles express entirely the opinion of the mentioned authors. They should not, unless otherwise mentioned, be attributed to the Secretariat of the United Nations. The designations employed and the presentation
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position despite the heavy interest burden on the DBP loans. Case Study I. Statement of the Problem What will the government do to recover the huge negative book value and the DBP loan exposure which is due to the violations of Anti-Graft and Corruption
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The Lokpal Bill, 2011, also referred to as The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, is a proposed anti-corruption law in India which "seeks to provide for the establishment of the institution of Lokpal to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connecting them". The bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha on 22 December 2011 and was passed by the house on 27 December 2011 as The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011. The bill was subsequently tabled in the
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from which all corruption grows. Sadly, the result of corruption is often times the poor becoming poorer and rich get richer. That’s the world we live in. How can we fix graft and corruption in our society if even the simplest of our laws isn’t obeyed? For example, the simple act of crossing a street, most Filipinos will jaywalk and not obey the laws set forth for all of our safety. It’s a small thing yet a symptom of the greater sickness. Another, more serious symptom of corruption among us is the
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society. Crimes that involve great amounts of money or economic interests, such as bribery and corruption, are among the top crimes that adversely affect the entirety of society. Crimes of this nature are not sufficiently discussed at the academic level or as part of political agenda or debates. No human being or human-made system is free from corruption or fraud. Contrary to the popular belief, corruption, bribery and fraud are not problems specific to economically underdeveloped countries; on the
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French hypermarket Carrefour is facing a peculiar kind of growing pain for its breakneck growth in China: systemic corruption among its management ranks at the local levels. As many as eight managerial staff at Carrefour China have been detained by Chinese police in a wide-ranging probe initiated by the company itself over bribe taking by its managers at its city procurement center in Beijing and seven other outlets, including one in Shenzhen. Their detention is seen as part of radical shakeout
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Introduction Corruption can be defined as a spiritual or moral deviation from an ideal. Corruption comes in different styles and that includes bribery and funds embezzlement. Corruption has been the number one menace in many countries of the world. It impacts countries in many ways, impacting economy and development in a negative way. Corruption tends to raise the cost of government and may lower the rate of infrastructure growth. Most importantly, corruption has a negative impact on capitalism
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unitary, throughout the national territory (Country studies). The Venezuelan prison system, which consisted of twenty-five institutions (Data, 1990) that has suffered from both understaffing and overcrowding. Not only had that but the prison had graft and corruption. During the 1980’s crimes in Venezuela had increased and the prison had become more congested. There were a total of twenty five prisons throughout Venezuela which consist of 17 judicial detainment centers, 7 nation jails and penitentiaries
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struggling, compared to other countries. In fact, we are known to be one of the countries who are leading in graft and corruption of government officials. These government officials work hard to propose projects which could help our country in various aspects. But are these enough for the Philippines to be progressive in terms of economy? Are these programs enough to offset the corruption in the government? I am not satisfied with the achievements of the previous presidents because I can’t see
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of the Filipino people? Many Filipinos have commended the senate and congress for finally passing the RH Law, since its true nature is for the good of the majority. However, most of these people don’t see that this might serve as an avenue for corruption instead of a solution that would completely eradicate the issue of poverty in the Philippines. According to the press release given by the Senate of the Philippines, there is a whopping P21-billion in the DOH budget that seeks to address maternal
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