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Monday, October 9, 2017

DEALING WITH CORRUPTION

By Jose Alejandrino
October 8, 2017

Those public officials who steal millions from the national treasury are just as evil as druglords and terrorists because they deprive the State of resources to develop the country and alleviate the plight of the poor. Those who protect the corrupt are accomplices to corruption in the same way as those who protect druglords and terrorists are their accomplices. These in my book are the forces of evil who deserve no mercy because they are not human by virtue of their lack of conscience. They are the followers of Satan.

A public official is the servant of the people. He or she must be as chaste as Caesar's wife.

Any public official who fails to declare in his or her SALN an asset of value is prima facie evidence of graft. SALNs must cover assets abroad.

All public officials must not be covered by the bank secrecy law because that law was not intended to shield corruption.

All appointments to public offices, including constitutional commissions, must be accompanied by an undated letter of resignation signed by the official which can be accepted any time by the president simply by dating it in event there is a probable cause of graft and corruption by that official.

All elective officials must be subject to recall in event there is probable cause of graft and corruption.

Who will determine if there is probable cause? An independent panel of five members, one drawn from the executive branch, a second from the legislative, a third from the judiciary, and two others from the private sector. A majority vote by the panel will be sufficient to decide probable cause. The nominees shall be scrutinized carefully by netizens before they are appointed. Nominees to the panel must be men and women of high integrity and professional reputation. A shortlist by order of preference shall then be submitted to the president for action.

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