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Miyerkules, Setyembre 25, 2013

Who will reward those who fight corruption

There are sectors that gives awards to individuals and perhaps also groups and institutions that fight corruption. Among the best examples of these reward-giving bodies are:

Transparency International (Award)
Ramon Magsaysay Foundation (Award)
Department of Finance (Monetary)
World Bank (Monetary)
Others

A friend of mine who entered the contemplative community said: The one that gives the biggest reward for the person or persons who fight against graft and corruption is God.

Lunes, Setyembre 23, 2013

Reducing occasions for corruption

S. K. Cruz promotes the campaign of Transparency International, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as other anti-corruption agencies in the drive vs. graft and corruption in the public sector as well as in the private sector. Please click here.

It is anticipated that the burgeoning movement against corruption will succeed in drawing into its folds millions of members in the months and years to come.

Medicine for the Poor - Thin Excuse for stealing Billions

Among the most corrupt modus operandi in public sector procurement is the purchase of textbooks and most of all, medicines.

There is a call for the abolition of the pork barrel in the entire archipelago. It is believed that now is also the occasion to stop the graft and corruption rampant in the acquisition of books and medicines, from the national to sub-national agencies (Regional offices), down to the local government units.

(Note: It is on record that more than 50% of ghost suppliers of medicines have encountered serious accidents or were killed by their own counterparts in the government as in the case of businessman who organized 20th Pharma Trade with Dr. Edna Perlas and another fellow alumnus of the UST college of medicine.)

Related articles:

Advocacy for health legislation

Need for new procedures and law on government medical supply contracts

Corruption harmful to Philippine health

Anti-corruption health sector agenda

World Health Organization Good Governance for Medicines Programme

Coalition Against Corruption Cebu City

In some ways, fighting climate change will not solve the problem

After the 2005 Hyogo Conference, scientists urged the United Nations to consider that the various conflicting issues surrounding Climate Change is "distracting governments" from providing solutions to threats of disasters worldwide.

"The current UN focus on "fighting climate change," as illustrated in the Nov. 27 UN Development Programme's Human Development Report, is distracting governments from adapting to the threat of inevitable natural climate changes, whatever forms they may take. National and international planning for such changes is needed, with a focus on helping our most vulnerable citizens adapt to conditions that lie ahead. Attempts to prevent global climate change from occurring are ultimately futile, and constitute a tragic misallocation of resources that would be better spent on humanity's real and pressing problems."

A letter written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon ventilated sentiments of scientists and technology experts on the issue of focusing deeper into finding means to adapt to the threat of climate change.

HMES