Corruption

by: Sunshine Kaye Rabino

Corruption is one of the most serious social issues in the Philippines, it includes many activities, including bribery, and embezzlement. In simple words, it is the selfishness of one individual in order to pursue his or her self-interest. This devious act results to harsh circumstances for the victims, like poverty and worse, it can lead to crime.

In recent years, there were many evidences of corruption that were executed in the Philippine government. Each government officials were given a certain amount of money for their projects financially but these officials never used them right, so either a little amount of money were given to Filipinos or sometimes, none. It challenged the Filipino Citizens because some of them are not wealthy enough to provide for their needs, and wants, or in short, to survive. Thus, the poverty in the Philippines has risen.

Last December 31, 2013, GMA published the case of Janet Lim Napoles, a businesswoman who is believed to be the leader of the issue about the Pork Barrel Scam, which results to thousands of Filipinos being angry with this. And this issue was later confirmed that some government officials were also behind this said issue.

It was then discovered that these officials, literally spent the “people’s money” for their own desires. Billions of pesos were stolen from the Filipino People.

Not all people are rich and wealthy, we must be fair enough so that our economy, or our country’s economy will increase so not only the rich will be benefited, but also the poor people will be given the chance to provide for their needs and Philippines will be a fair country. The government officials must be honest in recording, keeping and giving their money so that all of us will be benefited and our society will be clean and people will be happy.