The first was that corruption is wrong because it is immoral. The second is that it's wrong because it hurts national development. Then 47 percent said it Harmed Development. Then another 11 percent volunteered a response of Both. Respondents were asked to choose between these two statements.
Corruption is part of how government is run in the Philippines.
Government can be run without corruption. The majority of 55 percent said that government can function without corruption, while 43 percent believed that it was part of the way things were. The survey asked the executives their assessment of how many companies in their industry give bribes to get a government contract. The business people say that very few institutions are sincere in fighting corruption.