A President who vowed that “not even a whiff of corruption” would be tolerated in his term will not like what an international corruption watchdog has determined halfway through his tenure—that he’s failing at the promise big-time. According to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of Transparency International (TI), corruption in the Philippines is becoming worse, not easing up. In fact, the country now ranks among the most corrupt countries in the world. Out of
President Duterte is seeking closer ties with China and Russia because the President believes these two countries respect Philippine sovereignty. In his interview with Russia’s RT network last Jan. 24, 2020, Mr. Duterte declared:“So if I cannot get a credible posture from the Americans, I can get it from the
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