Ombudsman to focus on cases involving high officials

Ombudsman to focus on cases involving high officials

This is a quite discomforting strategy by the Ombudsman because big time corruption cases are not committed by the culprits only when they become big officials but they started to be corrupt when they were still lowly public servants. As they were not stopped when they were still small, they continued their corrupt ways until they rose in rank. Presuming that these big time corruptors are jailed, what is the message to our public servants as a result of these convictions? That they should not steal big amount but they can steal smaller amount? If the objective is to stop the culture of graft and corruption, big and small cases of corruption should be stopped at their tracks meaning ALL! This will take time as the number of repetitions for a person to acquire a virtue or a habit is ten times according to a study. Right now, the rule in Philippine society, no offense meant is when one commits graft the culprit almost always goes away with it but if the fight against graft and corruption is all encompassing covering all agencies involving big, not so big and small amount and all ranks, the rule shall be reversed where when one commits graft, the exception is to go away with it without being punished. As a beginning, almost all annual audit reports COA have findings that merit investigation by the COA. Can the Ombudsman take this challenge?