If both are corruptible it's still better, because it protects to innocent from abuse of an authority.
Haha, yeah like in the USA which has a 99% conviction rate and 10 times higher incarceration rate than any other developed country, frankly much higher than any other country including China and Africa. Which basically means lots and lots of blacks wrongly in prison for crimes they didn't commit, with their lives scarred and destroyed by being fucked in the ass by other hard core prisoners.
It doesn't matter who you give the authority to, it can always be corrupted. At least the filipinos can shoot the erring vigilantes should they wish to, or elect a different President. Just try to go shoot those who are running our corrupt kangeroo courts and legal system.
I am not saying I 100% agree with the vigilantism, but as I said, it is not my choice to make as even though I've lived here since 1994 (and continuously since 2006), I am not a citizen. I must respect the collective will of the filipino people else I am free to leave this place.