The outrage is still there over the trillions of pesos worth of public funds that were diverted to pockets of senators, congressmen, other public officials and contractors.
But the shouts and placards in the two separate rallies held on Nov. 30, (one in Edsa Shrine in Quezon City, another in Rizal Park, Manila) show a growing sense of frustration over what many people feel is the slow pace of making those involved accountable.
Commissioner Rogelio Singson of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure observed correctly when he said: “The demand is very strong to put in jail those behind anomalous flood control projects.”
That sense of frustration is making the angry public vulnerable to alternatives outside the Constitution.
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, speaking at the Church-backed “Trillion Peso March” at the Edsa People Power Monument said the fight for transparency and accountability must continue as he challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure that the guilty are punished.
“Do your work. Show us you will pursue corrupt officials impartially, wherever the trail of evidence may lead.”
David said the Church reject “quick fixes.”
He said: “We do not need to burn down the whole house because we want to catch and hold accountable the cockroaches and rats of our society. How can we make the guilty pay when we are starting again from nothing?”
