Rule of law in Philippines compared to other countries?

[Barden]

2 hours ago, Tommy T. said:

if there is any issue between you and a national.... you will likely end up last and paying a bundle to settle things for one reason or another... You are the foreigner with all the money...

no rull of law ?

[JJReyes]

There is the rule of law.  The difficulty is interpretation because the inclination to agree favors the local.  It is similar to a game of sport.  The home team has an edge.  Maybe the referees are more scared to the hometown spectators.  Happens everywhere, not just the Philippines.  

[Mike J]

7 hours ago, Barden said:

no rull of law ?

Yes there is rule of law but . . . (and there always seems to be a but).  All too often it is the party with money who pays, and it appears to happen even more so if the driver and/or owner is a foreigner.   If someone is injured or killed in an accident it takes money to pay medical or burial expenses.   The logic seems to be that a foreigner who can afford their own car can also afford to pay for the accident.   A few years back I was driving my motor and man was walking with his back to traffic.  Without ever looking he attempted to cross the road in front of me.  I was able to avoid hitting him but laid the bike down in the process.  There is no doubt in my mind that I would have been found at fault if I had hit the guy.

[Mike J]

2 minutes ago, JJReyes said:

There is the rule of law.  The difficulty is interpretation because the inclination to agree favors the local.  It is similar to a game of sport.  The home team has an edge.  Maybe the referees are more scared to the hometown spectators.  Happens everywhere, not just the Philippines.  

Well said. 

[Tommy T.]

9 hours ago, Barden said:

no rull of law ?

Trying not to be negative here, but the "rule of law" here appears to me to be rather subjective, if you catch my drift?

In other words, I agree with @Mike J's comments above...

Edited December 21, 2022 by Tommy T.

[Kingpin]

2 hours ago, JJReyes said:

The home team has an edge

More specifically, the home team owners have the edge, they decide the law, and their associates control those who enforce it.

[Possum]

Most laws in the Philippines closely resemble laws in western countries however there is little respect or enforcement. I kind of understand. If the people running your country from the barangay to the top are corrupt why should you obey the law?

 

https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/country/2022/Philippines/