Speaker De Venecia cries louder for moral revolution
House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. is undaunted by skeptics.
“Nakakasuka na! (It’s deeply repulsive). That’s why I’m pushing for this moral revolution,” De Venecia said in a telephone interview with The PUNCH.
He said despite the many doubting Thomases around him, he is intent on pursuing the moral revolution he has been calling for in order to cleanse the government at all sectors and levels.
He pointed out that corruption and bribery are prevalent in the three branches of government, namely legislative, executive and judiciary, including the Cabinet, House of Representatives, Senate, in the courts, among the local government units, some elements of the armed forces.
“President Arroyo (can) use the immense power of the Presidency to launch this moral revolution, to cleanse the government and we in Congress should take voluntary steps to cleanse ourselves like what Lee Kuan Yew did in Singapore,” De Venecia said.
Underscoring his view, he said the poor girl who hanged herself in Davao (named Mariannet Amper) was not a victim of poverty.
“She’s a victim of corruption because corruption deprives moneys for the people, instead they go to certain groups only. Eradication of poverty can only be achieved by the eradication of corruption,” de Venecia said.
“Corruption deprives money for the people, instead they go to certain groups only. Eradication of poverty can only be achieved by the eradication of corruption,” De Venecia said.
De Venecia said he has recently met with the President and former President Fidel Ramos to discuss his call for a moral revolution and how they can eradicate poverty and uplift the Philippines from a Third World to a First World country.
“The President needs all the help she can get from everyone,” he intoned. #
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