The Philippines is considered among the most terrorism-hit countries in the world ranking 10th in the latest Global Terrorism Index report released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace.
PH obtained an index score of 6.8 points, as it recorded 125 incidents of terrorism-related acts in the Philippines last year which led to a total of 120 deaths and 213 injuries. The Global Terrorism Index is "based on a unique scoring system to account for the relative impact of incidents in the year."
Comparing the fatality count with that in 2003, 212 deaths, the number of fatalities is substantially lower, but higher than what was recorded in 2006 - a minimum of 19 deaths.
Iraq topped the list of terrorism-affected countries. Next to it in the terrorism list were Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Thailand and Russia.
