⁍ In 2016, Duterte won the presidency campaigning on a promise to fight corruption, crime and illegal drugs.
⁍ His administration has been dogged by scandals and allegations of graft and cover-ups in state agencies.
⁍ The Philippines fell 14 notches to 113th spot among 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index last year.
– “This country continues to be plagued with corruption. Up to now, it is not weakening, it is getting stronger.” That’s the pronouncement of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who on Tuesday ordered the Justice Ministry to investigate corruption within state agencies until the end of his term in 2022, reports Reuters. Duterte—who won the presidency in 2016 on a promise to fight crime and illegal drugs—has been dogged by scandals and allegations of graft and cover-ups in state agencies ranging from prisons, the state insurer, immigration, airports, and customs, to police and the drugs enforcement agency, few of which led to convictions or high-profile resignations, per Reuters.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-politics-corruption/philippines-duterte-orders-graft-probe-across-state-agencies-idUSKBN27C0IB