In history’s all-star corruption race, who was worse?
Pulse Asia has an answer; or, rather, the survey firm has plumbed public opinion, and located the public’s answer. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the “most corrupt president in history,” statistically edging out the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.
Here are three Tables of survey findings (the survey was taken in October 2007), summarizing the current state of public opinion. (Note, in particular, the second Table.) Please click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them.
An initial, cautionary reading can be found in Newsstand.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:48 am
im 29 and so far, i have not seen any public officals who has sincerity to just be a public servant.from the sk up to the president, im sorry but none of you deserves respect. maybe, i am one of the million filipinos that are just suppressing their anger to all our public officials.nagtitimpi lang kami but galit na galit na kami. i dont respect and believe in public officials because i have seen them run their offices (bone-rooted corruption).im very sad that philippines will never progress, lahat ng ito ay ningas-cogon lang.paulit-ulit lang lahat ng mga nangyayari sa atin, walang pagbabago.
kami ay trabaho ng trabaho, nababawasan ng tax sa bawat sahod namin, at kung pwede nga lang na wala na lang kaming maging interactions sa gobyerno, siguro mas maganda at maginhawa.we live our lives independently.the government here cannot protect its people, im ashamed.
sana matuloy na ang pagmigrate namin sa ibang bansa kasi hopeless na ang pilipinas.
walang tao dito sa pilipinas na nagmamahal talaga sa pilipinas, puro kapangyarihan, karangyaan lamang ang gusto.
so ashame…
December 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am
daroach
HEART CENTRE,KIDNEY INSTITUTES,PICC,THE SAN JUANICO BRDG. ETC.
Those were some of the projects that were tainted with corruption during the Marcos years. Include all the projects of Imelda and you do the counting
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tama ka dyan…….
maski sa barangay ganyan ang nanyayari……
ok sa karamihan na mangurakot ang opisyales basta may nakikitang project………
saan ba nagsimula ang ginitong system, kay marcos………..
pero may new breed of mangugurakot, recycled projects, yung iba pa nga eh ghost projects………..
ang tatapang ng sikmura, puro nakaw ang pinakakain sa pamilya……….
believe in karma, hindi nila matatakasan ito……….
December 13th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Yung iba lulusot pa rin ng lulusot, tulad ng amo nilang experto sa panlulusot. Maraming may amnesia yata.
Perhaps its time to refresh the list on why she, Gloria, and/or her administration are deemed not only to be the most corrupt but also either involved, part of, or unable to resolve the following:
1. Involved in trying to destroy our democracy through numerous Executive Orders like E.O. 464. and E.O. 1017
2. Part of those who wish to ram Cha-cha down our throats
3. Massive habitual unresolved election fraud
4. Involvement in “Hello Garci” Garcillano electoral fraud scandal
5. Bedol scot free of his involvement in electoral fraud and boasting ownership of an armory
6. Passports tampering involving the DFA themselves
7. Cover-ups, protection and worse, giving Coast guard escort to illegal fishermen back to their country (ex. Chinese fishing boat caught at Tubhattaha protected Philippine marine sanctuary - this has happened several times to boot)
8. Those involved in the Fertilizer scam
9. Jocjoc Bolante protected by govenment
10. North Railway anomalies
11. Policemen serving warrantless arrests
12. Banning, harassing, and intimidating freedom of speech and assembly
13. Threats and arrests of media personnel
14. Those who ignored public bidding (example; like the bidding of the dozens upon dozens of police cars) by abusing “Executive Privilege”
15. Coddling and protecting corrupt people and criminals (ex. like those who protect and benefited from COMELEC Garcillano, Gambling Lords like the Pinedas, Jocjoc Bolante etc.)
16. Arresting witnesses to election fraud in Lanao and jailing good soldiers like Gen. Gudani and Colonel Balutan by making the midnight Executive order 464
17. Arresting of people for simply wearing “Palitan na, Now na” T-shirts,
18. Banning of leaders from making a speech in a Luneta rally
19. Raiding (without warrant) a house where the opposition were analyzing fraudulent electoral returns
20. Loss and tampering of ballot boxes in Congressional custody
21. Assassination or kidnapping of electoral fraud witnesses like Musa Dimasidsing and 3 other teachers for being honest and having integrity
22. Continued proliferation of Gambling Lords roaming around scot-free like the Pinedas and Singsons.
23. Military, police officers and government officials who enriched themselves in gambling operations especially those with opulent lifestyles (Maj. Mosqueda, generals and government officials) are still out there enjoying fruits of their crime.
24. Destruction of the spirit of the law for the ends of the corrupt few especially the one in the top position of the Department of Injustice.
25. Killing of journalists and people simply because they spoke out against corruption and anomalies.
26. Allows, participates and abets a host of other crimes by those in power simply because they are allies.
27. Assigning people who indiscriminately cut trees in City Parks (ex. Arroceros Park) in top level DENR position
28. Continually try to find ways to do away with public bidding through loopholes in “executive decisions”
29. Use of public funds for personal election campaigns
30. Instituted electoral fraud upon our OFWs abroad in the last election (Ahh, those corrupt in power thought this would not eventually be discovered)
31. ZTE Deal Anomaly involving billions of pesos
32. Questionable “Made in China” deals. (ex. Cyber Ed deal etc.)
33. Attempting (if not already partially implemented) leasing out of 1 million to up to 2 million hectares of PHILIPPINE agricultural land to a China firm.
34. Declaring E.O. 464 to prevent Sec. Neri from testifying in additional details in ZTE bribery deal
35. Bribery in Congress – attempted bribery of Cong. Beltran
36. P 500,000 Bribery in Malacanang Palace
37. Quashing of any investigation on the bribery scandal courtesy of the Committee of Injustice in Congress
38. Arrest and detention of media personnel in Manila Peninsula Hotel
39. The continuing killings of media men and women along with kidnapping, killing, torture, detention of people and even students.
40. Attempted revival of the Charter Change
41. Intimidation and threats by Sec. Puno to media people and networks.
Primarily the proliferation, whether directly or indirectly, of continuing support to this corrupt and evil system is made through people who are either:
a. Paid
b. Employees of government
c. They are relatives and friends of the corrupt officials themselves.
d. Who directly or indirectly benefit from a corrupt system
I’m certain that decent and impartial citizens of the Philippines have something to add to this list.
So the powerfully corrupt and influential are very fast in imparting a double standard justice upon political enemies and worse, upon decent citizens railing against anomalies, while they get away scot-free from brazenly corrupt and evil acts.
So are there double standards primarily perpetrated in current governance? To those who look at the truth, the injustices can be seen in broad daylight.
Now why do some thick faced people wonder why most Filipino people disdain them and why a curse will soon be upon these people? People with half a brain should figure this out for themselves.
December 13th, 2007 at 8:24 am
magtatayo na rin ako ng survey firm. malaki pala ang kinikita dito. mga masters at doctoral graduates ang mga ito ha. at nababayaran para ma-manipulate ang gustong palabasin. he! he! he! at isang respected ex-senator ang nagbayad sa nasabing survey. at ipakakain sa atin na akala mo totoo ang lumabas sa survey. to hell with them. paano sila paniniwalaan ng taong bayan sa kanilang mga pinalalabas eh halata naman ang kanilang mga masamang intensyon. they are the ones who is worse than marcos. ginugulo nila ang pilipinas. sa pagtaas ng piso, may nag-abala ba na magbalita n’un. wala. kasi positive at talo sila du’n. mas corrupt pa kayo kesa sa inaakusahan nyo. dahil nilalason nyo ang isip ng tao sa halip na tumulong. god bless you.
December 13th, 2007 at 5:56 am
HEART CENTRE,KIDNEY INSTITUTES,PICC,THE SAN JUANICO BRDG. ETC.
Those were some of the projects that were tainted with corruption during the Marcos years. Include all the projects of Imelda and you do the counting . . .