Hard truths
We all know that government corruption has been in existence, unfortunately, for the longest possible time. But never has it been more exposed to intense public scrutiny and outrage than in the issue of flood control projects that is currently besetting our nation. It is because we, the citizens, have directly felt the dire consequences of the corruption involved in such projects: the massive flooding in Metro Manila and all the other nearby provinces. This is to such an extent that it does not take a typhoon anymore to submerge ourselves in deep floodwaters – even a “simple” rainfall would do. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece in which I stated how the plot of this flood control projects saga thickens by the day. The recent developments or turn of events in this issue attest to this even further. Things are becoming more interesting, whether you like it or not. However, I will not delve into the details of these developments anymore. Rather, I will just state some hard truths (“takeawa...