The Sins of the Conjugal Thieves from Pasig River

TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! ALISIN NA!
NGAYON NA!

1. Jose Pidal” case: GMA and Mike Arroyo

siphon off excess campaign “contributions” in a

foundation & secret bank accounts …………………….P 270 Million

2. Juetengate Wife of a jueteng lord distributes
bribe money to 47 Comelec officials in two separate dinners

(January 2004)……………………………………….. P 30,000.00

3. Void poll automation contract with Benjamin Abalos,

a golf buddy of Mike Arroyo

who also backed his appointment as

Comelec chairman…………P 1.3 Billion(overpriced by P500 M)

4. IMPSA: Bribe money in connection with

Argentine power contract

worth $470 million (2001)…………………… $14 million

($2 million for Justice Secretary Hernando Perez,

$1 million to Napocor,

$4 million to Malacanang, and

$7 million to Mark Jimenez


6. Macapagal Boulevard overprice
(2 portions of the 2.5-km road, 2001)………………………..From P731.44 million to P1.1 billion(government lost P532.92 million); more than P837 million of this amount went to JD Legaspi Construction

7. AFP Comptroller Brig. Gen. Carlos Garcia

launders money to U.S.………… P71 million

8. Venable lobby contract
(with National Security Norberto Gonzales)
for charter change……………………………………………………….$75,000 a month; in 2001- 2005, eight U.S. lobby contracts worth $3.7 million


9. Northrail project, under loan agreement
with no bidding…………………………………………………………..$503M for 32-km railway or $16M per km

10. Fertilizer scam

(Ginintuang Masaganang Ani or GMA rice program)

involving JocJoc Bolante …………………………P728 million


12. PhilHealth cards…………..25 million worth as campaign fund in the 2004 elections

13. NAIA/Piatco contract anomaly --------------------------------- 100 Million in Kickbacks

14. PAGCOR “donations” to Catholic bishops…………………… Millions

15. Hello, Garci”: Among other anomalies,
“consultation meetings” with Comelec officials
in preparation for the

2004 elections………………………………………. P2.4M (with P875,150
for Mindanao alone!)


16. Bribe money, “pork barrel” releases and “brown bags”
during Impeachment complaints and other incidents –
for House members, LGUs, some bishops…………………Multi-million pesos

17. Unliquidated expenditures
by Office of the President (OP) – large % of it
in 2006 alone …………………………………………………. P482.076M travel expenses
P482M unspecified “donations”;
P72M for professional services;
P132M “confidential expenses”
ANONG
KATUTURAN NG KATOTOHANAN
KUNG AAYAW NAMAN NATING MANINDIGAN
LABAN SA
KASINUNGALINGAN


EFFECTS
OF THIEVERY or CORRUPTION
IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Where it hits most
Corruption hits the poor the hardest

Two out of five people from low income interviewed in Global Corruption Barometer believe that corruption has a very significant effect on their personal and family life especially on children.

Corruption breeds bigger unemployment, hunger

4.1 million are jobless and 10.8% unemployment rate
· Joblessness 2001-2007: 11.3% average annual unemployment rate pinakamalalang 7 year period sa kasaysayan
•More than 80% of families (or 70M Filipinos) struggling to survive on P110 each day (Preliminary 2006 Family Income Expenditure Survey)

Corruption perpetuates poverty

•The poorest 30% or 5.2M families have negative savings (P1,700 each household). 2007: 4.1 M unemployed + 6.8 M underemployed
•2000-2006: Average family incomes dropped 14% or by P20,400
•70-80% poverty or up to 70 M Filipinos
•Instead of going to real development and social services,
NINANAKAW pa ang natitira

Corruption results in school dropouts, more street children

With classroom sizes of 50 students per room, record level drop-out rates ( 10.56 percent for elementary level and 15.81 percent for secondary level) under GMA

OTHER CORROSIVE EFFECTS
OF CORRUPTION :

The rise of a culture of
· rule by greed - not of law
•impunity and loss of equality before the law
•elitism of the strong/ rich and marginalization weak/poor
•subservience
•distorted values of right & wrong
•loss of trust in government
· weakens democratic institutions

The data reproduced here and the topics used are from Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)( February 2008) Dissecting Corruption: Philippine Perspective.

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