SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION

 

SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION

Mayor Benjamin Magalong of Baguio City recently posted a video online, where he told a story about what happened when he spoke to an audience of mayors during a conference. He said that he had everyone’s attention when he started talking about using technology for governance, but he lost their attention when he started talking about graft and corruption in government.

Without alluding to anyone, Mayor Magalong asked why is it that some mayors could not seem to satisfy their desire to get hold of public funds for their own gains. He said that despite the fact that these mayors already get a kickback from each project, they still want to become not only the contractor, but also the supplier to the contractors. They want everything.

Going straight to the point, committing graft is not only a crime, it is also a sin. Considering that there are only a few atheists in this country, it would be safe to assume that most of those who are serving in government positions believe either believe in God, or belong to a church, mosque or temple as the case may be. So why are the incidents of sin so high among them?

The answer to my question is very simple. The incidents of sin nowadays are very high, because the system itself is corrupt. It is a system that not only enables graft and corruption to prosper, it also allows the sinners to get away with their crimes. As a matter of fact, nobody really sees them as criminals nowadays. IKE SENERES/04-15-2024

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