Manila, Jan. 27 -- Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Monday slammed the recent Forbes article claiming that the Philippines is becoming a "more corrupt" state under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a statement, Salceda said the Jan. 24 article has used the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) that rates countries on the basis of "perceived levels" of corruption, which he described as a "highly subjective and simplistic measure" that does not fully take into account the situation on the ground.
"The Corruption Perceptions Index is based on scores given by 'experts,' making it exactly what it claims to be -- just an index of "perception," which does not take into account the sense of the Filipino people, who are, after all, the only p...