Corruption in the Philippines appears to be ongoing. Even today, some police officers extort and kidnap travelers without being held accountable, as prosecutors and judges protect them: [Philippine corruption] Pangayaw and Decolonizing Resistance Anarchism in the Philippines 1/76
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