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Janvic Mateo - The Philippine Star
February 17, 2026 | 12:00am
The survey, conducted by OCTA Research from Dec. 3 to 11, found that 73 percent of respondents identified bribery as the most common type of corruption.
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MANILA, Philippines — For most Filipinos, bribery and irregularities in the use of public funds are the most common types of corruption in the Philippines, a survey commissioned by the Office of the Ombudsman revealed.
The survey, conducted by OCTA Research from Dec. 3 to 11, found that 73 percent of respondents identified bribery as the most common type of corruption.
It was followed by irregularities in the use of public funds (66 percent), vote buying (62 percent), delays in the justice system (54 percent), irregularities in public procurement (32 percent), and nepotism (14 percent). Respondents were allowed to select up to four answers.
“The prominence of bribery may reflect its visibility in routine transactions with government offices. Many Filipinos may have directly encountered or observed informal payments in frontline services, making it the most immediate and recognizable form of corruption,” OCTA said in its report.
“While bribery ranked first overall, important regional differences emerged. In the Visayas and Mindanao, vote buying appears as the second most commonly cited form of corruption, indicating persistent concerns about electoral integrity in these areas,” it added.
According to OCTA, the findings “indicate that corruption is perceived as a nationwide structural concern with consistent core manifestations.”
It noted that anti-corruption strategies should adopt targeted, group-sensitive approaches combined with broad-based national interventions.
“Efforts aimed at reducing bribery and addressing delays in the justice system may resonate across socioeconomic segments, while reforms focused on procurement transparency, public expenditure monitoring, and fiscal accountability may engage constituencies more attuned to governance and oversight concerns,” the firm said.
