{"product_id":"data-power-and-integrity-building-a-thinking-republic-to-defeat-corruption-in-the-philippines-9798278781110","title":"Data, Power and Integrity: Building a Thinking Republic to Defeat Corruption in the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Salvilla\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Economic Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eData, Power, and Integrity: Building a Thinking Republic to Defeat Corruption in the Philippines\u003c\/b\u003e argues that the Philippines cannot defeat systemic corruption with outrage, slogans, or scattered investigations alone-and that lasting reform requires a \u003ci\u003eThinking Republic\u003c\/i\u003e: a state that can \u003cb\u003esee patterns, remember outcomes, connect data across agencies, and act early\u003c\/b\u003e before money is lost and communities are harmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from the vantage point of public service, the book brings readers into the real \"battlefields\" where corruption quietly survives-failed flood-control projects, ghost payrolls, fixer-driven permitting, smuggling and enforcement gaps, and oversight systems that too often react after the damage is done. It then pivots to a practical, Philippine-grounded blueprint for treating \u003cb\u003edata as public infrastructure\u003c\/b\u003e-building a \"data spine\" that links people, projects, places, and pesos-and using \u003cb\u003eAI as an assistant to honest judgment\u003c\/b\u003e, not a replacement for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as important, it draws a firm ethical line: any data- and AI-enabled reform must be protected by a \u003cb\u003emoral firewall\u003c\/b\u003e-privacy, due process, human rights, and accountability-so that anti-corruption tools never become tools of oppression. With phased roadmaps, playbooks for leaders and citizens, and portraits of \"integrity warriors,\" this book is both a strategic framework and a call to action for anyone determined to make corruption harder, riskier, and less normal in Philippine life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593224241303,"sku":"9798278781110","price":1715.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798278781110.webp?v=1774981069","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/data-power-and-integrity-building-a-thinking-republic-to-defeat-corruption-in-the-philippines-9798278781110","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}