Corruption in the Philippines (Exit Essay)

           Nowadays, we hear several news about politicians stealing money, cheating their way to power, and committing other corrupt deeds. It makes us wonder why and how our government has turned into a dirty work. Taxes are being used as a means of earning more money. Elections are hijacked. Our government has turned into this greedy and selfish money lover, which has caused them to become corrupt.

           As seen on the news, many reports are now revealing how corrupt the government is, and these reports mainly consists of how politicians have been "earning money." These past few months, politicians who are said to be using funds for personal use are now being revealed. Among that category of politicians are Enrile, Revilla, and of course, the famous Napoles. Someone who used to work for Napoles revealed that Napoles has been putting funds from the PDAF into her personal account. Other, such as Enrile, are also reported to be invovled. Instead of using these funds for the benefit of the country, they have been using them for their own pleasure. Probably, over 100 million pesos has been taken by these politicians. That amount of money is enough to lessen poverty in this country. Instead, the rich becomes richer, and the poor becomes poorer. This shows how the love of money has made the government corrupt.

           As years pass by, the government is revealing is true greedy self. As seen on television, many donations are now coming in for the Yolanda victims. However, it is said that the donations that are coming in are being taxed. Futhermore, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines, which is part of the Philippine government, are also reported to be selling relief goods. It is really baffling to see how many ways the government will find to get their hands on money. It just shows how much greediness has made them corrupt.

           Selfishness has also taken its toll, continuously growing in the heart of the government. It can be said that it is the root of it all. All the afforementioned events are evidences of their growing selfishness. Why else would Napoles steal money? The only answer to that is that she wanted it for herself. From that statement, it can be said that the word "self" has become the government's favorite word, and this has led to their corruption.

           Through current events, the people can see that love of money, greed, and selfishness have caused the government to be corrupt. Though this does not apply to all politicians, this applies to the government as a whole. It's time that people take a stand. This is only possible if all unite together and let their voices be heard.