HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Nicaragua
Philippines
Indices
Overall Score:
17 out of 100
Rank:
172 out of 180
Overall Score:
0,36 out of 1
Rank:
133 out of 140
Overall Score:
44 out of 100
Overall Score:
111 out of 150
Rank:
24 out of 140
Overall Score:
4,43 out of 10
Rank:
96 out of 119
Overall Score:
34 out of 100
Rank:
115 out of 180
Rank:
72 out of 141
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,46 out of 1
Rank:
100 out of 142
Overall Score:
47 out of 150
Rank:
135 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,03 out of 10
Rank:
63 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
APEC
Nicaragua
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1999.
Philippines
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Nicaragua

1. Constitution: Article 130
(Constitución: Artículo 130), (Spanish);

2. Criminal Code: Articles 281, 282, 445-450, 452, 453, 454, 456-459
(Código Penal: Artículos 281, 282, 445-450, 452, 453, 454, 456-459), (Spanish);

3. Civil Service Probity Law
(Ley de Probidad de Los Servidores Públicos), (Spanish);

4. Law on Amendments to Law No. 735, Law on the Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution of Organised Crime and on the Administration of Seized, Confiscated and Abandoned Assets
(Ley De Reformas A La Ley No. 735, Ley de Prevención, Investigación y Persecución del Crimen Organizado y de la Administración de los Bienes Incautados, Decomisados y Abandonados), (Spanish);

5. Code of Ethical Conduct for Civil Servants in the Executive Branch of Government
(Código de Conducta Ética de los Servidores Públicos del Poder Ejecutivo), (Spanish).

Philippines
  1. Penal Code: Articles 185, 210-213, 216, (English);

  2. Republic Act No. 3019 of August 17, 1960 «Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act», (English);

  3. Republic Act No. 6713 of February 20, 1989 «Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees», (English);

  4. Republic Act No. 7080 of July 12, 1991 «An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder», (English);

  5. Republic Act No. 9485 of June 2, 2007 «Anti-Red Tape Act», (English);

  6. Presidential Decree No. 46 of November 10, 1972 Making It Punishable for Public Officials and Employees to Receive, and for Private Persons to Give, Gifts on Any Occasion, Including Christmas, (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Nicaragua

1. Attorney General of the Republic (site created but currently unavailable)
(Fiscal General de la República), (Spanish).

Philippines
  1. Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, (English);

  2. Department of Justice, (English);

  3. Office of the Ombudsman, (English);

  4. Philippine National Police (English);

  5. Anti-Corruption Court Sandiganbayan, (English).

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