The can of worms
By Jose Ma. Montelibano
INQUIRER.net
10:25 pm | Thursday, July 18th, 2013
It is not P10 billion, it is way beyond that. The P10 billion are an amount related to one supplier, not the national budget. The Filipino people are now going to get a lesson about the meaning of pork barrel.
Innocent until proven guilty. I grant that. I have seen innocent individuals pilloried by publicity based on unsubstantiated claims. I have seen reputations destroyed on false accusations. Truly, the effort to stay close to facts, to the truth, must be sustained to save the innocent.
The challenge, however, is how to call the really guilty as guilty before they are proven so. What the law can prove through investigations and trials does not change the fact that the guilty are guilty, proven or not. Guilt has a way of exuding a foul smell, a dirty look when exposed. It is like farting; you smell it but cannot see it.
It may be that public officials have to accept a higher degree of public exposure, positive or negative. By this time, in a democracy, official behavior is demanded by law to stay faithful to the public trust. That is why former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona was impeached, for betraying the public trust, when his accumulation of wealth was kept in the dark all throughout the years he amassed them.
Proving the guilty to be guilty in today’s environment can take on a very public process. And the more grave the offense, the more noisy it tends to become with all kinds of media, including social media. To prevent scandals at the end, anti-corruption measures have transparency as the foundation of its campaign. Transparency is a big word. It is an even bigger societal value.
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These are today's Suertres/Swertres Lotto tips;
Yesterday's results are at the bottom
256
269
026
027**
126
167**
257**
267**
278**
237**
467*
599
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Yesterday's Philippine PCSO Draw Results
For July 20, 2013 Saturday
EZ2 Two Lotto
Morning 11am: 19-14
Afternoon 4pm: 15-23
Evening 9pm: 07-01
Winning numbers in exact order
Php 4,000.00 per 10 peso play
Swertres 3 Lotto Luzon Vis-Min
Morning 11:00 am: 0-1-4
Afternoon 4:00 pm: 7-3-8
Evening 9:00 pm: 8-2-9
Winning numbers in exact order
Php 4,500 per 10 peso play
Six 6 Digit Luzon
9pm: 0-1-6-9-4-1
Winning numbers in exact order
BINGO Milyonaryo
9pm: B = 7 I = 1 N = 2 G = 7 O = 08 M = 33
4pm: B = 9 I = 4 N = 8 G = 0 O = 21 M = 08
11am: B = 5 I = 6 N = 2 G = 6 O = 21 M = 28
Winning numbers in exact order
6/42 National Lottery
09-08-38-03-36-02
Current Jackpot: Php 6,384,180.00
(0)winner
Winning numbers in any order
Grand 6/55 Lotto
39-06-50-11-42-44
Current Jackpot: Php 30,000,000.00
(0)winner
Winning numbers in any order
For best results, it is suggested to always employ rumble on the tips above.
* = Hot Numbers
** = Very Hot Numbers
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