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    This document discusses corruption, including defining it, how it manifests, its effects, and ways to prevent it. Corruption is defined as the abuse of power for private gain, and can include bribery, nepotism, and embezzlement. It often spreads when opportunities are present and risks are low. Corruption has negative ill effects on society, the economy, and governance, reducing services, trust, and development. Prevention requires clear policies, reporting systems, and legislation against money laundering and for ethical standards.

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    This document discusses corruption, including defining it, how it manifests, its effects, and ways to prevent it. Corruption is defined as the abuse of power for private gain, and can include bribery, nepotism, and embezzlement. It often spreads when opportunities are present and risks are low. Corruption has negative ill effects on society, the economy, and governance, reducing services, trust, and development. Prevention requires clear policies, reporting systems, and legislation against money laundering and for ethical standards.

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    This document discusses corruption, including defining it, how it manifests, its effects, and ways to prevent it. Corruption is defined as the abuse of power for private gain, and can include bribery, nepotism, and embezzlement. It often spreads when opportunities are present and risks are low. Corruption has negative ill effects on society, the economy, and governance, reducing services, trust, and development. Prevention requires clear policies, reporting systems, and legislation against money laundering and for ethical standards.

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    10/25/2021

    Advocacy Against
    Corruption
    Chapter 9

    Expected Learning Outcomes


    • Understand what corruption is
    • Know how corruption may look like
    • Know why and how does a person become corrupt
    • Explain the ill effects of corruption
    • Describe the characteristics of corruption
    • Learn impact of the corruption in the Philippines
    • Know how corruption may be prevented

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    What is Corruption?
    • Abuse of private and public office for personal gain. It includes acts of
    bribery, embezzlement, nepotism, kickbacks and state capture.
    • This is ofteen associated with and reinforced by other illegal practices.
    • Simply defined as receiving, asking for or giving any gratification to induce
    a person to do a favor for private gain.
    • Misuse of entrusted power for private gain.

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    What is Corruption?
    • An improbity or decay in the decision-making process in which a decision-
    maker consents to deviate or demands deviation from the criterion which
    should rule his/her decision-making, in exchange for a reward or for the
    promise or expectation of a reward, while these motives influencing
    his/her decision-making cannot be part of the justification of the decision.
    • In general, it is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a
    person an organization entrusted with a position of authority, often to
    acquire illicit benefit.

    How does corruption look like?

    Conflict of interest

    Bid rigging

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    How does corruption look like?

    Vote Buying Nepotism

    How does corruption look like?

    Extortion
    Misuse of official position

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    Why and How does a


    person become corrupt?
    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 caused by illness, loss of property, etc.

    ILL EFFECTS OF
    CORRUPTION

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    ILL EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION


    • Lack of quality in services
    • Lack of proper justice
    • Chances of Unemployment
    • Poor Health and hygiene
    • Pollution
    • Accidents
    • Failure of genuine research

    Effects of corruption on Society


    • Disregard for officials
    • Lack of respect for rulers
    • Lack of faith and trust in the governments
    • Aversion for joining the posts linked to corruption

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    Effects of corruption on Economy


    • A decrease in foreign investment
    • Delay in growth
    • Lack of development
    • Differences in trade ratios

    Characteristics of corruption
    • Recipient and payers
    politicians accepting gifts from common citizen, in return, citizen expects to profit
    • Extortion
    who is to blame, the briber or the bribee
    • Lubricant of society
    Macro-economic loss vs. micro-economic gain
    • An ethical dilemma
    As ethical/behavioral problem

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    Characteristics of corruption
    • Poverty alleviation
    Individual poverty reduction
    • Culture
    Gift giving culture, when you receive gifts, you’re expected to return the favor
    • 'Kindness among friends’
    Relates to culture

    Prevention of corruption
    • Clear business processes
    • Policy on gifts and Entertainment
    • Declaration of conflict of interest
    • Convenient corruption reporting system

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    Efforts to Curb Corruption


    Through Legislation
    • Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
    • Anti-Red tape Act
    • Anti-Money Laundering Act
    • Act Establishing a Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
    officials and employees
    • Government Procurement Reform Act
    • United Nations Convention against Corruption

    -THE END-

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