CITY OF MALOLOS—Malolos Diocese Bishop Dennis Villarojo calls for a fair, honest and speedy trial of corruption charges filed against private contractors and government agency officials involved in anomalous flood control projects to bring justice to hundreds of Bulakenyo flood victims.
In a statement on Wednesday, Villarojo asks the prosecutors and the courts to hastily prosecute and decide on the charges of corruption with fairness and integrity. The Bishop said that justice delayed is justice denied and that the prosecutors and the judiciary must ensure to hold accountable those who will be found guilty, either those from the government or the private sector and that the trial will serve as an opportunity to see what laws are needed to be changed or put in place to eradicate corruption to further ensure honesty and accountability in serving the people.
“𝗦𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀, 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗮-𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗴 (𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀) 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 – na usigin at lutasin ang mga kaso ng katiwalian nang mabilis, may integridad, at walang kinikilingan. Ang katarungang naantala ay katarungang ipinagkakait. Kaugnay nito, dapat ding tiyaking mananagot ang mga mapatunayang may sala, sa hanay man ng pribadong sektor o nasa serbisyo publiko. Maging pagkakataon din nawa ang mga imbestigasyon at paglilitis upang makita ang mga batas na kailangan pang likhain at ipatupad upang matigil ang katiwalian at lalong maitaguyod ang katapatan at pananagutan sa paglilingkod bayan”.
Villarojo said the Roman Catholic church is voicing out loud its call to stop corruption that results to sloppy infrastruture projects as they ask the heaven to pour in justice to the victims of the ghost flood control projects just like a raging water in a river.
“𝗦𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘄𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮s naming 𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘄: 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝘄𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗮𝗸 𝗻𝗮 imprastraktura 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻! “𝗕𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗵𝗼𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮 ang 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴” (𝗔𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝟱:𝟮𝟰), 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻(John 𝟴:𝟯𝟮)”.
Villarojo also calls on the leaders of the government to embrace their positions and sworn duties as sacred and not to enrich themselves because public service is a vocation and not an enterprise or busiess. “𝗦𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗴 Pamahalaan – na gampanan ang kanilang tungkulin bilang isang banal na gampaning ipinagkatiwala, hindi bilang pagkakataon para magpayaman. Ang paglilingkod-bayan ay bokasyon, hindi negosyo”.
The churh also encourages everyone in the government to open themseves in investgation on ghost flood control projects.
They also ask the concern branches of the government to create a comprehensive solution on the worst flooding being expperienced not only in Bulacan but in many places in the country.
Villarojo also calls on the people to do away and not engage in any form of wrong doing particularly corruption of people’s taxes and government’s funds as a nomal way of life in whatever work they engage in, in their daily lives. He asks all Filipinos to become active in ensuring the culture of honesty and accountability includig in the use of social media and other forms of technology in ferreting the truth.
The Bishop also echoes his call among church members to display their utmost services and integrity. “Manguna tayo sa paggawa ng tama at pagwawaksi ng mali. Hikayatin at samahan ang ating mga mananampalataya sa paninindigan sa kabutihan at pagpapahayag ng katotohanan taglay ang lakas ng loob ng isang propeta. Iwaksi natin ang kasalanan sa lahat ng pagkakataon,” (Let us lead the way in doing what is right and good and the manifestation of the truth, bearing in our hearts the courage of a prophet. Let us do away from sins at all times), he said.
The Malolos Diocese is scheduled to hold a prayer rally and a press conference at Barasoain Church on Friday.
It will brecalled that Barasoain Church was submerged into flood water during recent typhoon Crising, Dante, Emong and the southwest monsoon rains in July.
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