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Guevarra backs DU30 on ending corruption an impossible mission

July 27, 2021 Hector Lawas 383 views

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday agreed on President Duterte’s admission during his last State of the Nation Address that ending corruption in the bureaucracy is an impossible task.

“The President was honest enough to admit that corruption is nearly impossible to eradicate. I agree with him. There is not a single country in the world where corruption in one form or another does not exist. The challenge is to create a framework where corruption will be difficult to thrive, such as adopting electronic transactions, reducing red tape, streamlining legal processes, and imposing stiffer penalties.”

” His is not the responsibility of the government alone; this is equally the moral duty of every citizen to ensure that corruption is not abetted, but is rather exposed and prosecuted, ” Guevarra said.

In his SONA Monday, Duterte admitted:” You cannot stop corruption unless you overthrow government completely. ”

But Mr. Duterte said that he had a year left to go after corrupt government officials, vowing that he would catch them sooner or later.

“I still have about a year to go. I will reach you,” he said.

In his speech, Duterte said his administration has dismissed about 200 government personnel because of corruption.

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