i was so dissapointed by the way things are going back home.
The ombudsman must have basis on their decision to dismiss those officials for graft and corruption, I don't believe their decision were haphazard or based on the flimsiest of evidence. Too bad budlay sila dakpon sa dalagko nga sala of corruption, but I'm glad that something has been done- finally-but boy, was I dead wrong!. What's exasperating is that after a few days, they're back to where they used to be. Armada is not clean, sigurado gid na - and no one truly is, every politician has their own agenda and self-interests to protect. There's no guarantee that he will manage the province better than Niel, but I think we have to let due process run it's course.
What's worse is that the PNP who's just following orders, baw daw sila pa matam-an sa natabo.
We are perpetuating corruption by not showing that corruption pays and pays dearly. I'm so sick of looking at pictures (over the newstoday web site) at this people (Tupaz & Family, Mejorada, etc. ) smiling as if they haven't done anything wrong. What I hoped daad is that what happened should be an example for politicians to clean up their act and finally serve the best interest of their constituents and the taxpayers. This silly process of duso kag butong is and has given a wrong impression to the next generation that graft and corruption is good as long as you don't get caught, and if you don't want to go to jail make sure you steal millions not centavos because it's in the small stuff nga madisgrasya ka.
I have not lost hope in my province and country since leaving for the US as an immigrant 5 years ago. I just hope and pray that things will not get worse. Let justice run its course and prevail! In spite of all this, I'm still proud to be an Ilonggo and a Filiipino!
