Philippines falls in effective governments ranking
The Philippines’ rank dropped by two notches to 63rd out of 104 countries in the 2022 edition of the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which measures governments’ effectiveness. With a score of 0.484 — in a scale of 0 (worst) to 1 (best) — the country placed the third-lowest in the region, only ahead of Mongolia and Cambodia. Across the seven main pillars used in the index, the Philippines performed best in financial stewardship at 39th.