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Corrupt ways persist Man at the Market Jesse E.L. Bacon II Danessa O. Rivera 10/07/2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

Corrupt ways persist

Man at the Market
Jesse E.L. Bacon II
Danessa O. Rivera 10/07/2011
This is the only Christian country in the Far East, and corruption in government should have been the least of our worries because the faith the overwhelming majority of our people would have served as salt that prevents social decay and preserved morality in all facets of governance.

Unfortunately, this is not so. Corruption is rampant in all levels of government and in fact, it is getting nastier and worse, based on every anti-corruption parameter. Thus, it is very ironic for our country to be tagged as one of the most corrupt in the world and the most corrupt in the region during the previous administration.

The rapacious nature of corruption has become so pervasive that there is no institution in Philippine society today that has remained immune to it. Everyone and everything is affected and afflicted by it. Greed has become insatiable and has also become the sole element that defines and dictates human and corporate behavior..... MORE

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