NOT TRUE NA KUNG WALANG CORRUPT, WALANG MAHIRAP

NOT TRUE NA KUNG WALANG CORRUPT, WALANG MAHIRAP: This has been our sad history everytime there is an election: the one running against the incumbent says, "Magnanakaw ang nasa gobyerno, iboto niyo ako". Then the next election is held and the challenger has the same call, "Magnanakaw ang nasa gobyerno, iboto niyo ako". We fall into the trap of traditional politics, if we debate whether Miriam is corrupt or not. Corruption is only an aggravating factor and is not the root cause of our people's poverty. Just try to imagine a government that does not steal at all yet land remains concentrated in the hands of a few; education remains the privilege of a few; workers remain exploited and paid starvation wages, the Philippines remains an agricultural country and continues to fail to industrialize, so our people are condemned to be perrenial OFWs; people remain powerless, without any meaningful participation in decision making; etc. That is why, it is not true "na kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap." By espousing an anti-corruption campaign, Miriam has proven that she is no different and is a trapo herself (October 27, 2015 post).