February 1, 2019 The National Economic and Development Authority said gains in anti-corruption initiatives by the government drove the improvement in the Philippines’ ranking in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The Philippines climbed 12 spots (99th out of 180 countries) this year. This translates into a percentile rank of 45.0 (vs. 38.3 in 2017), continue reading : NEDA LAUDS CONSISTENT ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN DRIVING INCREASE OF CPI RANK