Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Cave's Headlines | November 17, 2009

Hillary Clinton Urges Filipinos to Tweet on Corrupt Officials

Philippine News, Posted: Nov 17, 2009

MANILA--Without naming President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at the end of her two-day visit, warned of the “very unfortunate impact” of corruption on the people, and encouraged Filipinos, particularly youth, "to report corruption" through social networking. Clinton was speaking at a town hall meeting in a Manila university.

Transparency International - the global coalition against corruption
Corruption Perceptions Index 2009
United States fell in ranking to 19th
AFP | Somalia, Afghanistan shamed in corruption table