Andanar denies PH getting more corrupt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:52:41 +0000

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has decried the Forbes article which claimed that the Philippines has turned into a more corrupt and less democratic state under President Duterte.

Andanar said the article was malicious and undermined the efforts of the administration for the country to progress.

Panos Mourdoukoutas claimed in his Forbes article that the Philippines is getting more corrupt and becoming a less democratic state under President Duterte. He cited the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International in which the Philippines fell 14 notches down to No. 113 from 99th in 2018.

Andanar said Mourdoukoutas’ article is poorly researched and distorted.

“Mr. Panos Mourdoukoutas’ article is nothing but a malicious, poorly-researched, and distorted commentary meant to discredit and undermine the efforts and initiatives of the Duterte administration in fighting corr
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