Chapter 9: Advocacy Against Corruption Flashcards
Is the misuse of entrusted power (by heritage, education, marriage, election, appointment) for private gain.
Corruption
Corruption is the misuse of entrusted power (by ___, ___, ___, ___, ___) for private gain.
Heritage, education, marriage, election, appointment
___ is the abuse of private and public office for personal gain.
Corruption
Corruptions spread when there are opportunities, when risk is minimal in comparison to benefits obtained or when one is confronted with issues like: ___, ___, ___
Career advancement
Earning of more income
Financial problems
Corruption adds up to __% of total costs of doing business and __% of total cost of procurement programs.
10%; 25%
Other significant and serious repercussions of corruption: (3)
- Breakdown in social order and lives are affected when ordinary people are prevented from receiving all essential services they are entitled to.
- Creates unfair competition and increases the cost of doing business.
- Is cancer that spreads rapidly all over the body.
Where those having authority ask to be bribed or give us opportunity to bribe.
Extortion
A characteristic of corruption involving accepting bribes and enriching themselves privately at the expense of the common citizen.
Recipients and payers
A characteristic of corruption claiming that bribery is required to ensure smoother operation of society.
Lubricant of society
A characteristic of corruption where bribery is generally considered to be improper.
An ethical dilemma
Good entrepreneurship is judged with regard to its quality in all three aspects: ___, ___, ___.
People, planet, profit
In poverty alleviation, __ __ _ __ is an important pre-condition to prevent corrupt behavior.
Timely payment of salaries
“Is it a sign of thoughtfulness, or is it hiding a particular purpose, an expected ‘return’ in the future?”
‘Kindness among friends’
Where corrupt payments are made in hiding, not known, while gifts are given and received openly and visible to everyone.
Culture
What are the characteristics of corruption?
- Recipients and payers
- Extortion
- Lubricant of society
- An ethical dilemma
- Alleviation of poverty
- Culture
- ‘Kindness among friends’
According to the Former Secretary of Finance in 2016, Philippines lost:
___ from smuggling
___ from tax evasion
200M, 400B
___ is lost annually in corruption globally.
P2.6 trillion
Under the Philippines corruption report, these are underfunded by the state and therefore often depend kn local sponsors for resources and salaries, resulting in non-transparent and biased court decisions.
Judicial system
They are regarded as one of the most corrupt institutions in the country.
National Police Force
A police commissioner under investigation for allegedly facilitating a Php 50M bribery from gambling tycoon Jack Lam, who tried to bribery immigration authorities to release approx. 1,300 Chinese internationals illegally working in his resorts.
Police commissioner Mr. Sombero
Companies contend with high corruption risk when dealing with the ___ ___.
Public services
They often do not have the resources or abilities to fulfill their tasks free from corruption and red tape.
Civil servants
Companies indicate that they perceived that only a ___ of businesses in their line of industry pay their taxes honestly.
Fifth
