Is this really corruption? In Filipino, it is called lagay, a small scale this is generally accepted.AT the clerical level, civil servants’ salaries are so low that the workers need to supplement their income to support their families. The view of recipients of lagay is that family is more important than ethical considerations relating to the receipt of money from people who can afford it, in return for speeding up processing of documentation. On the other hand, this is a sliding scale. At higher levels in government service, graft can be more serious Elections are often bloody, not only because of rivalries between families, but because of the kickback involved, even at the level of mayor.