Abstract
The paper attempts to define police corruption from a Philippine perspective, especially where it involves gift-giving—a practice common in Philippine culture—among and involving members of the Philippine National Police (PNP). With this in mind, Republic Act No. R.A. 3019, aka the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of the Philippines, is reexamined for possible revisions that take into account Philippine embedded cultural gift-giving practices, for the law to become more effective. Active policemen and graduating Criminology students interested in law enforcement careers were interviewed for their views regarding: gift-giving, corruption, and challenges in enforcing R.A. 3019. Bases for a more authentic, indigenous definition of police corruption and its role in gift-giving were drawn from their responses, parsing the difference between acceptable gift-giving and bribery in a Philippine setting. They clarified the conceptual uncertainty surrounding the terms “gift” and “bribe,” as well as aided in making analytical distinctions between various gift practices.
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