Analysts: Philippine President Talks Big but Underperforms in Combating Graft (Opinion). “Last week, the president announced that he would devote the last two years of his six-year term to purging government of graft, as he ordered the formation of a task force to go after dirty officials…[But the] creation of the new task force seems superfluous because an Office of the Ombudsman already exists for such a mission, but the move is likely intended to further boost Duterte’s image as a strongman and law and order president, analysts say.”
Aie Balagtas See/Benar News: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/Duterte-corruption-11032020155421.html
‘NAB believes in ‘accountability for all’ to end corruption’. “[Pakistan] National Accountability Bureau Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal…said due to vigorous prosecution, NAB’s conviction ratio is about 68.8 per cent which is one of the best conviction rates compared to other anti-corruption organisations.”
The News: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/737887-nab-believes-in-accountability-for-all-to-end-corruption
Most Financial Crime and Corruption Journalists Face Threats (Blog). “Most journalists who took part in a [global] survey conducted by the Foreign Policy Center said they were threatened or harassed while investigating financial crime or corruption… Overall, the survey found that 70% of respondents felt they had self-censored to some degree as a result of the risks and threats they faced.” Note: Only 10% of these respondents are from Asia.
Eli Moskowitz/Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13347-report-most-financial-crime-and-corruption-journalists-face-threats
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