Good Governance

Chronic graft and corruption, growth-retarding insurgencies in the countryside, brazen disregard of the Constitution and human rights – all fostered by a rotten system of governance in the country. Will these ever end?

Mar has not lost hope in what is good and noble about the Filipino. He believes that with the right leadership and the collective efforts of the citizenry, we can bring back the integrity of public service, revise the crooked culture and restore the faith of people in the government.
The time is ripe for change.

Dahil para kay MAR, Mahalaga Ang Reporma.

What needs to be done?

The unresolved scams and controversies – ZTE, World Bank, Fertilizer Fund – must be dealt with by a leadership that has the will to enforce the law and punish the guilty.

The culture of impunity that has coddled violators of the fundamental law and those who disregard human rights must be put to an end.

Leaders of proven competence and integrity – not lackeys of a crooked administration – must be placed in institutions that protect the public interest, such as the Ombudsman, GSIS, SSS and DOJ.

The bureaucracy must be stand on the foundation of meritocracy and professionalism to break the cycle of nepotism, patronage and incompetence.

As a fish starts to rot from the head, so does a corrupt government start to rot from its topmost leadership. Mar knows that to achieve the dream of upright governance, change must start from the top.