RP not keen on reforms
Posted on June 6, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Eduardo Pontaoe
6 June 2007
I would have to agree with Mr. Jeremias Carrera on his indictment of a corrupted Philippines. His unrestricted. . .authoritative. . . . unconditional and eye opening observation of the country as a whole give credence to what of us had been observing all this time. It's no hugger-mugger that even of the most notorious left-winger would agree - the Philippines - is done, a complete debasement of its democratic ideals. How corruption gravitates from on high to the lowly street cleaner is beyond perception; integrity questioned further to what is decent and honorable.
Case in point: It's a fact the Department of Justice is compromised. Adulteration of the law, is flagrant and in the open. The Regional Trial Courts, the Appellate, all the way to the Supreme Court cannot be trusted to dispense what is tasked to do. You can have a case settled favorably with the right amount of grease.
The brethren are recommended by the executive branch and approved by the Senate without proper scrutiny how these jerks in the court are qualified or not. The rich gets speedy preferenced justice while the poor get sucked in the maelstrom of injustice and incompetence.
The framework of the system. . . equality under law - is a joke. And this mentality crossed borders even here in America. Filipinos trying to assimilate politically could not dispense themselves of that pervasive practice to outsmart the other guy. But they got entangled on the assumption they could outwit the American system of justice.
Examples: PETER FAJARDO of Carson, California. . .a suburb of LA. . . was elected mayor and got arrested and went to the pokey for breaking probation from pleading guilty to a federal misdemeanor of illegally collecting a counsel's fee. With conviction he is kicked out of City Hall and do time at the same time.
FRED SOTO, an elected councilor of National City, CA, was sued for alleged financial improprieties and unprofessional conduct that ended up having his license suspended to practice law, and if convicted; will lose his elected position and the clinker.
These things happened not because the Filipino is uneducated to what's right, but his psyche is predominantly attuned to what's bad on the assumption he won't get caught.
I was in the Philippines a few weeks back and I observed that corruption did not cease to exist at the NAIA. Though not vulgar. . . it's subtle. The ongoing saga of perfection in vitiation.
Conclusively, the Philippines is not ready for reform as long as the rats. . .the hyenas. . .the vultures. . .get elected with those bumbling dolts, blockheads, imbeciles and simpletons of actors and actresses who don't know SHIT from CRAP. And any kind of government for the Philippines could not work. It can be formed in any concept - to be dismantled. . .the Pinoy way.
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