MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) received the lowest ratings from businessmen when it comes to their sincerity in fighting corruption, according to a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
The 2016 Surveys of Enterprises on Corruption, released on Wednesday, October 5, revealed that the BOC received a net sincerity rating of -68, or a Very Bad rating, down from -55 in 2015.
The LTO, meanwhile, got a score of -47, tagged as a Bad rating, down from -26 in 2015. Their net sincerity ratings is the difference between an agency’s percentage of sincerity and its rate of insincerity, as viewed by survey respondents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained the highest net sincerity rating, with +55, or a Very Good rating.
Of the 35 agencies and institutions surveyed, 9 got Good ratings, 9 got Moderate ratings, 8 got Neutral ratings, and 6 got Poor ratings. (READ: ‘Corruption meter’: How gov’t agencies fare in fighting corruption)
The surveys in 7 major areas around the country were conducted among businessmen from February 2 to May 6, 2016, or during the last few months of the administration of then-President Benigno Aquino III.
