Chronic Corruption by LGU Officials!

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This is actually a confidential matters yet needed to be disclosed for the awareness of the people. While people in the Philippines and in other major urban areas in the country are agog with the disclosures hidden accounts, wealth of the former Chief Magistrate, and with the revelations in social media of alleged hidden wealth of some of the top officials in the land, many constituents of the local politicians including the public are wondering why instances of large-scale corruption in their localities a re given a little attention to are totally ignored like the province of Mindanao and it's cities and municipalities. Last month of this year, constituent of a mayor in my municipality have confidentially shared a stories behind the corrupt ways of a partymate of the administration who is said to be the anathema to the latter's anti-corruption campaign. And I ask what is the gravity of the offense? He determinedly narrated all the details, and I have filled almost half of my notebook pad with notes on the large-scale corruption - as alleged - 9 ghost projects with millions of budget and kept almost to the mayor's self, non-existing projects awarded to his group of companies with dummies bearing Chinese-sounding names to make them appear like real businessman. The mayor almost "owns" every conceivable business there could be in the area - General Services, hardware, general merchandise that supplies the LGU's office requirements from computers to bond papers, generic pharmacies, convenience stores, function rooms where LGU meetings are held, security services, cockpit, piggeries and fish ponds. He has to said owned various bank accounts, at least nine vehicles including three luxury cars, and 5 utility pick-up vehicles. Many other's corruption acts are not to mentioned by the source. The campaign to fight against graft and corruption cannot rest on one shoulder alone. It should be proper collaboration by the government agencies and authorities, media people and the public could, hopefully, nail or at least strike fears in the heart of the corrupt.