“Overall nationwide, the DPWH has become the ultimate example of graft and corruption“
AFTER reading all that has been happening in connection with the government projects for the benefit of the people, like flood control projects, the big question that comes to my mind is how will all this end?
In the past, Santa Banana, I have been a big advocate for the cancellation or abolition of the death penalty for those who commit heinous crimes.
Now, I am having second thoughts, my gulay, whether or not to restore the death penalty for people who commit crimes, like what many of the public works contractors have committed.
I know that this will not stop the commission of graft and corruption, but it should strike fear into their hearts that they will be facing the death penalty for their criminal activities.
Note, that what has come out in the newspapers are all crimes committed by corrupt DPWH contractors together with their government sponsors.
In this connection, I believe those who commit economic sabotage should be convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment at the least. should rot in jail and be sued for economic sabotage at the least.
The problem of graft and corruption in government projects that are being implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways is nationwide.
And in the newspapers, note the crimes of graft and corruption are all in connection with flood control projects.
How many more anomalies have been committed nationwide, like the construction of substandard roads and bridges that could result in the death of people?
Take for example that photo in the newspapers about a government project in Intramuros which should have been inaugurated but still remains unfinished, Santa Banana!
This is just a small crime, but over all nationwide, the DPWH has become the ultimate example of graft and corruption. As I said, what punishment can these people deserve?
The crime of economic sabotage deserves the maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
They should all rot in jail, Santa Banana!
Another question is that there is no way we can recover what these people have stolen.
According to reports some of them have jets and helicopters and mansions abroad.
It just proves to you the insatiable greed of some people involved in the construction of public works and highways.
I have my doubts, that not even the newly appointed Vince Dizon as Secretary of DPWH can stop all these commissions of graft and corruption, not even the abolition of unprogrammed insertions in the National Budget for 2026.
To what end, Santa Banana, will these go?
Upon reading all those reports of graft and corruption, I cannot believe that those DPWH contractors and engineers were so greedy to have committed all those against the Filipino people.
As I said earlier, we are just talking about flood control projects, not only in Metro Manila but also in nearby provinces, especially in Central Luzon.
I have been knocking my head trying to find out if all these can be stopped.
I have come to the conclusion that graft and corruption in government cannot be stopped in connection with government infrastructure projects.
And there are many other ways graft and corruption can be committed.
I do not like to say that, Santa Banana, these are all the results of the system of government that we Filipinos live in.
We have seen dictatorship ended with the imposition of Martial Law.
We all know that with the imposition of Martial Law graft and corruption even worsened. There are even threats of People Power which I believe will not end graft and corruption.
Because of social media, the young are not voicing out loud their disillusionment and it is about time! So I still ask the question, will we just be content and admit to the fact that the most we can do in connection with graft and corruption is to minimize it?
As I said, should we accept everything that has been happening?
