India bribery incidence / Malaysia top concerns / Philippines Christmas gifts

1 in 2 Indians paid a bribe at least once in the past year, survey finds.  “The survey, conducted by independent anti-corruption advocates Transparency International India (TII) and social media platform LocalCircles, found that bribery had actually reduced by 10% over the past year. But it remains rampant, with 51% of respondents admitting they had paid bribes.”

Jessie Yeung/CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/27/asia/india-corruption-bribe-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

 

Study: In Malaysia, cost of living replaces corruption as a top concern after GE14.  “Corruption and power abuse, which used to be at the top of people’s concerns in the run up to GE14, has now been relegated to sixth position, according to EMIR Research’s inaugural National Worry Index (NWI).”

R Loheswar/Malay Mail: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/11/28/study-in-malaysia-cost-of-living-replaces-corruption-as-a-top-concern-after/1814189

 

 

Pasig’s Vico Sotto kicks off ‘Pamaskong Handog’ distribution.  The city government’s efforts to “clean up” its finances resulted in “big savings,” Mayor Sotto said, so they were able to realign some P260 million to produce 400,000 Christmas present goody bags – more than double the 180,000 the city used to prepare in previous years.

JC Gotinga/Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/nation/245974-pasig-vico-sotto-leads-pamaskong-handog-distribution-2019