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More than anything else under the sun, Filipinos are usually most bothered by the soaring prices of basic goods and services. But now, for the first time in years, corruption has emerged as the second most worrisome issue, alongside access to affordable food like rice, meat, and vegetables.
The problem of corruption has long been treated as merely a moral issue, or something to condemn in speeches but often seemingly tolerated in practice. Not anymore. The latest OCTA Research survey released last week shows Filipinos now see corruption as an economic emergency.
Nearly one in three survey respondents ranked corruption among the country’s most pressing problems, the highest since 2021.
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