Philippines still lags in Safety Perceptions Index

The Philippines improved 16 places to 112th out of 121 countries in the second edition of the Safety Perceptions Index (SPI) by the Institute for Economics and Peace. However, its overall score slightly deteriorated to 0.397 (score closer to 1 means high risk impact) and even surpassed the global average of 0.2376. The Philippines tied with Afghanistan and remained the laggard in the region.