Orchestrated Corruption
Posted on Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Orchestrated Corruption
By Apolinario Villalobos
If there is one evil act that is difficult
to suppress, it is the orchestrated corruption in a government. In this scheme,
the acts are done with smooth coordination to ensure a harmonious execution.
This happens when cohorts are well placed in strategic positions in the
government. Third world countries are the most susceptible to this kind of
malevolence. Highly-developed countries seldom, if ever, suffer from it.
While in some countries, the highest official
is involved, in others, the official, is seemingly ignorant, and just keep on
wondering how shenanigans are committed under his administration. Still in
other countries, the highest official who attempts to execute reform programs unknowingly
appoints misfits in key positions of the government. And, worse, when the
incompetence of his appointees surface, he boldly defends their acts, complete
with an innocent smile.
For the highest official to fulfill his
dream of completing his task within the period for which he has been elected,
he indiscriminately and desperately appoints hobby buddies, classmates, and
election supporters to key positions, thinking that they could provide him with
the necessary support in all his efforts. No amount of counsel about observed
bad performance could bend his stubbornness to recognize their loyalty. It is
at this point where orchestrated corruption come in. Since the subordinates
perceive the persistent appreciation of their patron to their apathetic
performance, they go on with their orchestrated execution to the detriment of
the whole system.
In the Philippines, the result of this
betrayal of the people’s trust is the perpetual investigations of corruption-related
cases in the government with not even a single resolution in sight, absence of
attempt to correct detected flaws in isolated operation of agencies or overall
system, and lukewarm concern on matters that deal with international relations.
And, for how long this orchestrated and corrupt political symphony will go
on….only God knows!
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