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Corruption incentive
The Philippine Star
|January 09, 2026
The country has tough laws covering a wide range of graft-related offenses.
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Yet here we are, confronting one of the worst corruption scandals, with too many people - public officials and civilians alike — clearly believing that corruption pays.
One of the biggest reasons for this has to be the weakness of the legal system, which allows crooks to keep their loot, if not for their personal enjoyment, then for their spouses, children and other relatives.
Even when confronted with some certainty of conviction, a defendant in a corruption case often can still personally enjoy the proceeds of the crime for many years, while the case is crawling along in the judiciary.
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