Corruption is a Custom

Philippine laws on criminal justice provide protection of the accused by maintaining the principle that they are innocent unless proven guilty. This will give them the benefit of the doubt, that they are presumed innocent until the final verdict. This presumption is taken in its all encompassing aspect so that looking into the possibility of the commission of corruption or other crimes is doused by the waters of disbelief of investigating officials. Complainants are portrayed as pesky, disgruntled and sour graping individuals. This kind of outlook by many Filipino leaders should be reversed and consider reported anomalies a cause for an immediate investigation of the complaint, yet still the presumption of innocence is observed. Corruption is so rampant in most government offices that filling a complaint involving its officers is kicking the pricks. Benefit of the doubt that public officials are doing their job well and clean is a principle giving a cloak of protection to white collar thieves in the government organization. Stealing government money, properties and other items from the government is not considered a sin by many. This kind of moral decadence is increasing daily so that nationalism is just a byword spoken without encouraging effect. Now,fellow Filipinos and Igorots, should we just look at our corrupt public servants tear our nation to pieces and leave everything to,”k sera, sera whatever will be will be”?