Corruption is a
subject in any morality perspectives – religious, ethics, politics, etc. It is considered
by many as immoral in the sense of taking something from somebody what is not
yours. It is an excess on the part of the taker but lack for the recipients.
Thus it is wrong and unethical and not just.
In the Philippine
setting, corruption is rampant in all aspects of the society. And this is the
reason why our country is included in the top most corrupt countries in the
world. Politicians are the most suspected contributors to this dirty image. And
second in line are the workers in any of the government agencies – to name a
few like the DPWH, CHED, BIR – collecting fees beyond the required mandated
law.
The consequences of
practicing corruption are very serious. If corruption is an immoral act, its
implication is the lack of moral values among the people. We have a present
president whose policy is based on the campaign slogan ‘Kung Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap!’ The question is this, how to
fight corruption or stop this practice? The answer is the inculcation of moral
values upon the politicians and workers in our country.
Pinoy is taking the challenge of being the
implementer of the rules and regulations of the institution, so as others would
imitate. In short, he is employing the strategy of leadership by example. It is
our hope that workers in different agencies of our government would also follow
the president by fulfilling their duty in doing what is right and just.
