Have you ever experienced being stolen by a trusted friend? Unknowingly being gullible by the people around you. And after twelve years or so, just then you realize the truth behind a decade lie. What would you feel? Is a simple sorry enough to make all those nightmares be forgotten, and enough for you to forgive them? And after several years, why only now? Unfortunately, Philippines has its own version of it; The Pork Barrel scandal.
The Philippines is known for having a democratic government. People have the right to vote, right to express themselves through media, and the right to be open and be familiarized on the republic they are living in. But Filipinos believe that the pork barrel scandal is not one of them.
The Pork Barrel scandal, or as the Filipinos preferred it as "the pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan", is the number one current issue in the Philippines. It is an epitome of the Philippines's current situation under the corrupted leaders, who people believe were behind the said scandal. It began when the "whistleblowers", the people who expose illegal activity occurring in an organization, revealed the issue to the media. One of which is the businesswoman named Janet Napoles, accused of laundering staggering sums of money for lawmakers, surrendered herself personally to President Benigno Aquino III. She shocked many people by revealing that she is not the only suspect about the pork barrel scandal, but many of them including some government leaders like the senators. Moreover, some of the whistleblowers started to come out and testified regarding of the issue of pork barrel. They said that the truth must be told and the people behind the devilish act must pay for the actions they have done that affect not only a single person but the entire citizens as well as the country's economic situation.
It is sad to think that people like the government leaders are abusing their powers for selfishness. After several years of trusting them and believing that they are the people who will give hope to the country are the ones who broke the citizen's trust and faith. Good thing is, the Filipinos never lose their hopes that one day, the pork barrel scandal will be just a dark memory that they will forget in the years to come and move on to a better life.
The Philippines is known for having a democratic government. People have the right to vote, right to express themselves through media, and the right to be open and be familiarized on the republic they are living in. But Filipinos believe that the pork barrel scandal is not one of them.
The Pork Barrel scandal, or as the Filipinos preferred it as "the pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan", is the number one current issue in the Philippines. It is an epitome of the Philippines's current situation under the corrupted leaders, who people believe were behind the said scandal. It began when the "whistleblowers", the people who expose illegal activity occurring in an organization, revealed the issue to the media. One of which is the businesswoman named Janet Napoles, accused of laundering staggering sums of money for lawmakers, surrendered herself personally to President Benigno Aquino III. She shocked many people by revealing that she is not the only suspect about the pork barrel scandal, but many of them including some government leaders like the senators. Moreover, some of the whistleblowers started to come out and testified regarding of the issue of pork barrel. They said that the truth must be told and the people behind the devilish act must pay for the actions they have done that affect not only a single person but the entire citizens as well as the country's economic situation.
It is sad to think that people like the government leaders are abusing their powers for selfishness. After several years of trusting them and believing that they are the people who will give hope to the country are the ones who broke the citizen's trust and faith. Good thing is, the Filipinos never lose their hopes that one day, the pork barrel scandal will be just a dark memory that they will forget in the years to come and move on to a better life.
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| (Courtesy of Cebu Daily News) |
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