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Boundaries, what boundaries? SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 01/27/2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010


Boundaries, what boundaries?


SHE SAYS

Dinah S. Ventura
01/27/2010

Everyone knows that in a country like the Philippines, those who have a hold on power will most likely use their influence to twist things in their favor. The lines between duty (as in “responsibility”) and duty (as in “tax” or “payment”) are usually blurred, as very often public servants fall into the quagmire of corruption and immorality, where they end up expecting people to thank them for what they signed up to do as their job in the first place!

And this is why we have leaders — from the smallest barangay to the highest post in the national level — who make it a point to display every measly little project they have on garish posters and streamers, or painted on walls, lamp posts and bridges, further “uglifying” the metro.... MORE


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