{"id":247027,"date":"2020-03-04T21:07:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T02:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247027"},"modified":"2020-03-04T21:07:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T02:07:51","slug":"public-urged-to-report-corrupt-government-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/04\/public-urged-to-report-corrupt-government-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Public urged to report corrupt government workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Chief Legal Counsel and Spokesperson Salvador Panelo holds a press conference at the Sunset Business Hotel in Busan, South Korea on November 24, 2019. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday encouraged the public to report the anomalous activities of erring officials and employees in the government.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the call after a global poll found that bribery and corruption are on the rise in the Philippines in the last two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been appealing to all the people, any act of corruption (or) any illegality (of public servants), you tell the government so we can immediately address them,\u201d Panelo said in a media interview.\u2019<\/p>\n

Around 42 percent of companies in the Philippines have complained about being compelled to pay grease money, making them suffer losses between USD5 million and USD50 million since 2018, a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) revealed.<\/p>\n

PwC interviewed a total of 101 business firms, which involved a balanced mix of local and multinational firms.<\/p>\n

The pollster noted that 43 percent of business companies said they experienced fraud at least twice, while a tenth encountered such incidents over six to 12 times.<\/p>\n

Panelo said businessmen are to blame because they fail to lodge a formal complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny administration will never succeed unless you in the ground are cooperating with these corrupt people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte would have punished the corrupt government workers had he known about their supposed irregularities.<\/p>\n

He then urged the victims of corruption to speak out.<\/p>\n

\u201cPalaging sinasabi ni Presidente, \u2018Gumawa kayo ng ingay, malalaman ko \u2018yun, makakarating sa akin<\/em>\u00a0(Make a noise. I will know about it. It will reach me).\u2019 But if you keep it to yourselves, how can we eliminate corruption?\u201d Panelo said. \u201cKung tumatahimik yung mismong<\/em>\u00a0involved,\u00a0paano malalaman iyan<\/em>\u00a0(If those involved are mum, how can we know)? It has to start with something so you can pursue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duterte has repeatedly vowed to make the government corrupt-free.<\/p>\n

He has also fired public officials and employees, including his allies, due to their supposed involvement in corruption.<\/p>\n

In a weekly Palace economic briefing on Wednesday, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Duterte would never tolerate any corrupt practices in government.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng ating Pangulo, hindi nagda-dalawang isip sa pagpapatanggal ng mga nakikitaan niyang<\/em>\u00a0corrupt personnel in government.\u00a0Sabi nga niya, kahit kaibigan o supporter, wala ho siyang sinasanto<\/em>\u00a0(The President never thinks twice when it comes to firing corrupt personnel in government. He said no one will be spared, be it his friend or supporter),\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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