Drive vs corruption
DEEP-rooted in this Southeast Asian nation of English-speaking people, corruption continues to worry the government and the poor.
Fortunately, the administration, through concerned offices and agencies, is determined to rid the country of corrupt public servants.
That’s why the authorities, particularly the drug busters, want to know who in the government service take advantage of their posts for private gain.
Note that the ordinary citizens across the country are reluctant to help the government in pinning down the “crooks and vultures” in state uniform.
“Ayaw nilang madamay sa gulo. Talagang takot ang mga ordinaryong tao dahil ang babanggain nila ay mga maimpluwensiyang tao,” said a farmer.
But the ordinary citizens are one in denouncing the nefarious activities of people who make a mockery of the government’s anti-corruption drive.
They want the government, through Congress, to come up with more measures aimed at protecting the interests of whistleblowers, including their safety.
Informants or the so-called whistleblowers and their relatives ought to be assured of government protection if we want them to take the witness stand.
The whistleblowers’ testimony is, without doubt, necessary and indispensable in the prosecution of graft cases in the country.
