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Comparison of countries
Philippines
Uruguay
Indices
Overall Score:
33 out of 100
Rank:
114 out of 180
Rank:
72 out of 141
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,46 out of 1
Rank:
99 out of 142
Overall Score:
47 out of 150
Rank:
135 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,03 out of 10
Rank:
63 out of 119
Overall Score:
76 out of 100
Rank:
13 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,99 out of 10
Rank:
71 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
24 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
60 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,83 out of 10
Rank:
20 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
APEC
UN
OAS
Philippines
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Uruguay
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
Main Legislation
Philippines
  1. Penal Code: Articles 185, 210-213, 216, (English);

  2. Republic Act No. 3019 of August 17, 1960 «Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act», (English);

  3. Republic Act No. 6713 of February 20, 1989 «Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees», (English);

  4. Republic Act No. 7080 of July 12, 1991 «An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder», (English);

  5. Republic Act No. 9485 of June 2, 2007 «Anti-Red Tape Act», (English);

  6. Presidential Decree No. 46 of November 10, 1972 Making It Punishable for Public Officials and Employees to Receive, and for Private Persons to Give, Gifts on Any Occasion, Including Christmas, (English).

Uruguay
  1. Criminal Law: Articles 156-162
    (Código Penal: Artículos 156-162), (Spanish); 

  2. Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17060 «On Public Officials»
    (Ley 17.060 de 1998 Funcionarios Publicos), (Spanish);

  3. Law of August 28, 2015 No. 19340 «On the Creation of the Council for Transparency and Public Ethics as a Decentralized Service»
    (Ley 19.340 de 2015 Creacion De La Junta De Transparencia Y Etica Publica (JUTEP) Como Servicio Descentralizado), (Spanish);

  4. Law of September 18, 2019 No. 19823 «On the Code of Ethics for Public Service»
    (Ley 19.823 de 2019 Declaracion De Interes General Del Codigo De Etica En La Funcion Publica), (Spanish);

  5. Decree of January 23, 2003 No. 30/003 «On the Rules for the Application of the Provisions of Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17060 "On Public Officials" Relating to Standards of Conduct in the Civil Service»
    (Decreto 30/003​ de 2003 Reglamentacion De La Ley 17.060, Relativa A Normas De Conducta En La Funcion Publica), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Philippines
  1. Department of Justice, (English);

  2. Office of the Ombudsman, (English);

  3. Philippine National Police (English);

  4. Anti-Corruption Court Sandiganbayan, (English).

Uruguay
  1. Council for Transparency and Public Ethics
    (Junta de Transparencia y Etica Publica), (Spanish). 

 
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