Reforms part of commitment to strengthen transparency in gov’t – OMB
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Reforms part of commitment to strengthen transparency in gov’t – OMB
MANILA – Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said the reforms being undertaken by his office and the Marcos administration are not “performative gestures” but part of the substantive commitment to strengthen transparency in government.
Speaking before the Stratbase Pilipinas Conference, Remulla, who has initiated sweeping reforms in the Office of the Ombudsman, said "economic security begins with honest, transparent and accountable governments."
He said the measures to regulate and allow access to statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of public officers, and moves to make proceedings before the Ombudsman more transparent, were prompted by the commitment to ensure predictability
"Transparency cannot thrive behind closed doors. These are not symbolic gestures," he stressed.
Remulla added that political convenience cannot be allowed to prevail over legal processes.
"When we shortcut the process, things go wrong. We have to understand that these processes tend to take time and we have to be careful about everything we do because once you miss a detail, the consequences can be bad for the country," he said.
"When investors assess a country, they do not look at the numbers, charts, and profits. They look, rather, at whether rules are followed, whether decisions are fair, or if public money goes where it should. In other words, they look for trust, and that is the basic issue today of our government. Trust is fragile – it can take decades to build and only one scandal to destroy," he added.
Remulla said this is why corruption is not just a governance issue, but an economic threat.
“Every peso stolen from infrastructure is a bridge not built, a community left vulnerable. It also sends a message to investors that the rules are not as predictable as they had hoped," Remulla said. (PNA)
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