BY IRMA ISIP
AN alliance of business and Church groups and
civil society organizations is calling for reforms to eradicate
corruption, citizen participation in budget planning and
prosecution of corrupt officials.
The call was made by the Coalition against
Corruption which is composed of the Ateneo School of Government,
Management Association of the Philippines, Makati Business Club,
National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections, Transparency and
Accountability Network, Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for
Human Development, Caucus of Development NGO Networks,
Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Barug Pilipino, Sangguniang
Laiko ng Pilipinas, and the National Secretariat for Social
Action, Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops Conference of
the Philippines.
"We have not witnessed corruption of this
magnitude since the years of the Marcos dictatorship," the group
said.
