Antonio Gabriel M. La Vina

Four pillars of corruption

“Let’s radically change our corrupt political system, forthwith!” CORRUPTION in the Philippines is a system, and like any system, it rests on pillars. In flood-control and infrastructure projects, corruption has four pillars: contractors, politicians, government officials, and, most painfully, a complacent public. Every ghost project has a contractor behind it. Private players inflate costs, cut […]