Reaction Essay about the Societal Issues; Corruption

 

       Corruption and poverty are the major social issues in the Philippines. Politics has always been the reason why these issues have been omnipresent throughout the country. Philippine corruption is considered the most serious among East Asian nations according to the surveys. This widespread corruption includes embezzlement or stealing, bribery and etc. I think corruption as an evil disease of modern society because all levels of Filipino government experience corruption that's why poverty will then enter.

       Today, corruption is one of the greatest factors hindering development and stifling the realization of democracy and it gives me headaches experiencing it. Corruption affects the growth of a nation adversely. It reduces the Government’s income, and creates inequalities in distribution of income in every sector of the cities in the Philippines. Corruption affects a nation’s development, economically, socially and politically. Politicians on a quite regular basis have been found guilty of corruption. Politicians use unethical techniques to gain an advantage in an election, to gain more money and buy votes. Now, due to corruption, poverty became a major social problem in the Philippines. As of 2012, more than one-fourth of the Filipino population earns income below the poverty line of 16,841 pesos. The decline in poverty in the Philippines has happened more slowly than in other nations in the region. The poverty rate in the Philippines is about the same as in Haiti, as of 2012. Many people experience lack of foods to eat, lack of shelters to live and that mostly of the citizens in the Philippines sleeps beside roads, lack of clothes to buy and most importantly, lack of jobs to be employed. Corruption is definitely caused by stealing of money from the people who gives their taxes because instead the tax from the people will all be distributed to every sectors in the Philippines, it's not enough because politics already stole some of it. And for that i just think corruption is wrong, very wrong. It also produces violation of human rights affecting the quality of life of many people especially the poorest throughout the Philippines and also around the globe. And as for globalization, the corruption destroys nations and companies' trust where they don’t think all will be treated as equal as others, putting high risk in their potential investments. Human rights abuses in the Philippines include violations of civil liberties by various security forces. The forces are known to be responsible for disappearances, torture, unlawful detentions and killings. Prison conditions are poor, and the corrupt judicial system makes the legal process inefficient. Abuse and forced prostitution of women and children are also major concerns in this said issues.

       Therefore, corruption must be stopped at all cost. I repeat, corruption must be stopped! Us teenagers may not know any further about the works of the politics, but the way we see it, the way they act, the way we observed it, it's the crime that they did that should be stopped and give justice for us to succeed. Because corruption is the abuse of high-level power that benefits the few at the expense of the many, and causes serious and widespread harm to individuals and society. It often goes unpunished. It concerns millions of victims throughout the Philippines and also, around the world. It’s time the corrupt face the consequences for their crimes. Together we can make that happen!

Links and references:

http://www.transparency.org/what-is-corruption/?gclid=CjwKEAjwqpK8BRD7ua-U0orrgkESJADlN3YBpAUSxm5asageVdh-DQ9jq5o0BZF-0abUojBJWkSn8RoCJZrw_wcB
http://www.icaad.ngo/upr-reports-combatting-structural-discrimination-through-accountability/?gclid=CjwKEAjwqpK8BRD7ua-U0orrgkESJADlN3YBg5KR-E-u-H70jU9MfqfzQ6C8DV9eulgQxDCQLsrtShoCkkXw_wcB