Operational Risk:

Moderate

Score:

53/100

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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
Ths defence establishment has been supportive of the executive’s anti-corruption campaign [1] but there is no specific doctrine related to corruption, only references to…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
There is no doctrine as such, and so this indicator is marked as ‘Not Applicable’ [1, 2, 3, 4].
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Q52 100/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 100 / 100
As noted in 48B, anti-corruption is incorporated within human rights training that is routinely provided to military personel from the general headquarters level down…
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Q53 75/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 100 / 100
Adopting the Performance Governance System, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Transformation Roadmap (AFPTR) is a strategy that aims to transform all AFP services…
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Application Score: 50 / 100
As noted in 53A, corruption is taken into account in planning for operations but are not consistently implemented during deployments [1, 2]. On several…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 13/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
Informal monitoring of general corruption-related issues does occur in line with the broader coverage mentioned previously, but there is no evidence of trained personnel…
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M&E policy Score: 25 / 100
The conduct of monitoring and review is one of the key steps in the Philippine Army’s Risk Management framework [1]. M&E guidance stipulated in…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
Given that the Philippines does not deploy any personnel for corruption monitoring, this indicator is marked as ‘Not Applicable’.
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Contracting

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Q55 75/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 100 / 100
In August 2020, the Philippines deployed 26 military personnel to UN missions, majority as military observers in South Sudan [1]. In preparation for their…
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Training Score: 50 / 100
With funding from the U.S. State Department, the AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center is established to provide training and administrative service to military personnel participation…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The use of private military contractors is allowed under Section 3, Article 1 of…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Oversight of the PMCs is done by the Department of Budget and Management under…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
COA audit reports reveal that the armed forces failed to conduct detailed investigations of employed PMCs, thus recommending the disqualification and blacklisting of these…
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