In 5 out of the 8 global surveys, the Philippines fared better. Stressing how players, stakeholders and outsiders view the country, the National Competitiveness Council said the Philippines jumped the most in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness index and Transparency International's Corruptions Perception Index, while it registered the smallest increase in the Global Information Technology index. More is to be done to improve the country's rank in the Ease of Doing Business by the International Finance Corp. and World Competitiveness Scoreboard.

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