‘Proof of pudding is in the eating’ VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 07/29/2010

‘Proof of pudding is in the eating’

VIEWPOINTS

Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz

07/29/2010

The 2010 State of the Nation Address (Sona) may be legitimately subject to different perceptions and interpretations. It can be also open to various appreciations and projections. This is not only well expected but also perfectly understandable, even but considering that every individual has his considered options and personal preferences. In the understanding and estimation of the substantive contents of the said Sona, there are at least three major socio-political and economic factors that served as its inevitable underpinnings — all within the content and context of the nauseous “legacy” of the past administration:

One: The institutionalization of corruption in government.

This is one big, profound and extensive ethical liability in public service. The fact that it has been slowly but surely implanted and cultivated for about a decade, means that this deeply and widely propagated malady could easily take years to extirpate — not only from the mind but also the psyche of those holding public offices. The President needs all the available help of his own people to reserve this amorality in public service, in all the branches of government. How and for how long? Who can really say?.... MORE


Source:  The Daily Tribune

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