If we cannot even get started in a serious anti corruption drive now that we have honest P-Noy and an equally honest and competent Ombudsman in Justice Carpio-Morales, we will never ever get started. Is there something wrong with our Rule of Law that makes it virtually impossible to convict anyone of corruption no matter how obvious it is? Are the senators, congressmen and their chiefs of staff going to get away in this pork scam on the claim that their signatures were forged? Are we just going to accept the claim of the implementing agencies that they have been fooled by the fake NGOs and free them of any culpability? Ginagago na tayo and there is nothing we can do? Well… reform is a marathon. It is good that there are now more citizens who are actively engaged and enraged. But I hope we all realize we must persist because it takes a long time to straighten things out. One march to Luneta and a prayer vigil at the EDSA Shrine are not going to do it. We must finish the marathon. South Korea has jailed two former presidents and one chaebol head. Taiwan has jailed a former president. It is time we did as well… too many former officials are enjoying the fruits of corruption. Let us do an Indonesia… Who would have thought Indonesia can do what it is doing in fighting corruption? Are Indonesians better than us so that we should be happy with less? ~ Boo Chanco
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 03:07:24 +0000