I was reading an article about corruption in the Philippines in a local news website. One reader commented that the author should present her evidence before calling the government corrupt. I asked myself, isn’t corruption in the Philippine government too obvious? We can see the physical evidences of corruption everywhere. Sub-standard roads and bridges, low-quality facilities in the public hospitals and schools, unexplained wealth of several politicians in the government seats, you name it. I thought to myself, even the blind people can feel the corruption committed by a number of public officials in our current government. [Read more…]