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In 2012, President Benigno Aquino concluded that, according to Transparency International, the factors driving the progress in the Philippines' Corruption Perception Index scores at that time were improved government service and reduced red tape. [8] Between 2012 and 2014, the Philippines's score rose from 34 to its highest-ever score of 38. [9]
Date Branch Department Party People Involved Summary Source 1946 Executive: Office of the President: Liberal: Manuel Roxas: Surplus War Property scandal- disposed $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States government in the final year of World War II, which caused a huge corruption scandal that led to the rise of the leftist HUKBALAHAP and for Roxas's approval ratings to ...
Ogilvy Philippines: A graphic of a piece of fried chicken with a sad face accompanied by the hashtag #ChickenSad: Jollibee had to close some of its stores due to the unavailability of its menu items including its signature dish Chickenjoy due to an apparent supply shortage. It was later clarified to be due to a major systems upgrade.
The U.S. Defense Department admitted that it spread propaganda in the Philippines aimed at disparaging China’s Sinovac vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 25 document cited ...
As a result, nearly one in 20 business owners close their doors due to the financial brunt of divorce, the survey found. It’s clear from the survey of 1,000 Americans, who are either business ...
The resulting franchise expiration and withdrawal of its broadcast rights marked the first time ABS-CBN, considered a historical and cultural icon in the Philippines, had been off the air since the 1986 revolution, having been seized and liquidated by the authoritarian government of the Martial Law dictatorship from 1972 until the regime's ...
Faster Capital, a Dubai-based online business accelerator and incubator, ranked the ideas based on their uniqueness and whether consumers would be willing to pay for the service. Discover More: 7 ...
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...