Paano tayo aasenso? Paano?

[pup2]

Government lifestyle checker fails lifestyle check


By Tina Santos
Inquirer
Last updated 09:34pm (Mla time) 04/12/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- A member of the Anti-Corruption Task Force of the Department of Finance, who was tasked to conduct lifestyle checks on government officials, was charged with graft by the National Bureau of Investigation for allegedly amassing millions of pesos worth of property despite having an annual salary of just over P150,000.
Aside from the graft case, Ruben Anthony Frogoso, who has been working at the DoF's central management information office since 2000, also faces charges in the Ombudsman for violation of Republic Act 6713 (or the code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employee) and RA 1379 (or an act declaring forfeiture in favor of the State any property found to have been unlawfully acquired by any public officer or employee).
As intelligence officer II, Frogoso was tasked to conduct integrity checks on government officials and employees, particularly at the Bureau of Customs and Bureau of Internal Revenue, suspected to be involved in graft and corrupt practices.
In a complaint filed by the DoF Revenue Integrity Protection Service (DoF-RIPS), Frogoso, 46, allegedly accumulated wealth -- consisting mostly of luxury and expensive vehicles as well as real estate properties -- in just a span of seven years in the government.
"His salary and that of his wife.... are insufficient to justify his acquisition of (properties)," the complaint said. "(This) is grossly disproportionate to his true and lawful income and which cannot be justified by any other legitimate source of income and/or honest revenue."
The complaint added that Frogoso and his wife, who is also a government employee, had not declared any business interest and other financial connections.
Prior to his stint at the DoF, Frogoso worked at the now-defunct Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau with an annual salary of P109,000.
Investigation showed that despite having an annual salary of only P152,004, he was able to acquire, aside from the real estate, seven cars.
"Frogoso's unsubstantiated accumulation of wealth...is without doubt proscribed under Section 8 of RA 3019. Thus, his properties are presumed to be unlawfully acquired and should be forfeited and reverted to the government pursuant to Section 2 of RA 1379," the complaint added.
The NBI added that Frogoso also failed to file statements of assets and liabilities networth (SALN) for 2001, 2003 and 2004.
"There were also discrepancies, inconsistencies and non-disclosures in his SALN," the NBI added. "He even declared personal and real properties that apparently do not belong to him."

[chua_riwap]

Nakakatawa naman ito. Siya ang inatasang gumawa ng "lifestyle check", siya pa ang bagsak.

Paano tayo aasenso?

- peace & order situation, ayusin
- get rid of graft and corruption
- ikulong yung mga nagkasala sa gobyerno, walang takipan (kundi, si Lord na bahala sa iyo)
- yung mga Pinoys naman, disiplina & pay the right taxes

Dagdagan niyo na lang.

[gearspeed]

Kala niya cguro hindi niya malalifestyle check.
Dagdag ko na din na magdasal tayo.

[bender]

Well, i read the article earlier. Doesn't really surprise me. Corruption is rampant in our government because it is already a practice and a norm. Also, i don't really believe that government officials are paid less than their private counterparts. A lot of government officials get their positions through referrals and relationships rather than qualifications. Thus, they should be paid less than their qualified private counterparts. Also, some of the benefits and allowances that government officials avail of are simply outrageous and unreported. Thus, no wonder they are able to get unaccounted wealth.

[eojlin]

Napanood nyo ba yung segment ni Pareng Oca dun sa Unang Hirit (GMA 7 Kapuso Station) kanina? Re: Philippines, Most Corrupt Country in South East Asia.

Pandagdag pa itong article na ito sa studies nila.

Sabi Pareng Oca, it doesn't matter kung first, second, third most corrupt tayo; what's important is that we accept (stop denying) that we ourselves are sometimes part of the problem or cause of the problem.

Pasaway sa kahit na maliliit na bagay:
1. Pasaway sa color/number coding scheme.
2. Pasaway sa road lanes.
3. Pasaway sa parking, plus graft and corruption sa parking fees.
4. Pasaway sa JDM Tilting plates, tinted glass or grill cover ng car plates.
5. Pasaway sa bahay at sa trabaho.
6. Pasaway sa smoking in non-smoking areas.
7. Pasaway sa paggamit ng cellphones.
8. At ang dami pang ibang maliliit na bagay na pasaway tayo.

Magkaroon lang ng disiplina ang mga tao at hindi puro reklamo, aasenso na rin tayo.

[mazdamazda]

Kudos to the NBI for bagging this rotten tomato!

Paano aasenso? The mere report that thieves like this are still being caught are good enough news for me.

[mazdamazda]

Napanood nyo ba yung segment ni Pareng Oca dun sa Unang Hirit (GMA 7 Kapuso Station) kanina? Re: Philippines, Most Corrupt Country in South East Asia.

Pandagdag pa itong article na ito sa studies nila.

Sabi Pareng Oca, it doesn't matter kung first, second, third most corrupt tayo; what's important is that we accept (stop denying) that we ourselves are sometimes part of the problem or cause of the problem.

Pasaway sa kahit na maliliit na bagay:
1. Pasaway sa color/number coding scheme.
2. Pasaway sa road lanes.
3. Pasaway sa parking, plus graft and corruption sa parking fees.
4. Pasaway sa JDM Tilting plates, tinted glass or grill cover ng car plates.
5. Pasaway sa bahay at sa trabaho.
6. Pasaway sa smoking in non-smoking areas.
7. Pasaway sa paggamit ng cellphones.
8. At ang dami pang ibang maliliit na bagay na pasaway tayo.

Magkaroon lang ng disiplina ang mga tao at hindi puro reklamo, aasenso na rin tayo.

Good point...

[uls]

Things are not gonna change anytime soon. So kahit ma-enumerate pa natin lahaaaat ng problema, it will just remain as problems for many, many years to come.

This is the socio-economic-political environment we live in. Accept it.

The environment isnt going to adjust to us. We have to adjust to the environment.

[usokpower]

There is really nothing to be surprised about with regard to corruption in the Philippines in its entirety specifically our people.

Maybe some of you might disagree with me but I will stand on my beliefs and perspective. The article essentialy, conclusively, and repeatedly from time immemorial presumes that any person who gain a position in the government will definitely become corrupt no matter how idealistic he/she may be. The tempation is too great and I believe the people who are very idealistic during their youthful days who are now occupying a seat in the government have become corrupt as well. Simply because they know they can get away with it and the pleasures they can derive therefrom is too good to ignore.

As time progresses I became a realist and I have abandoned my ideal beliefs during my student days.

Yes there may be hope as long as we are still alive but the question is what are you going to do about corruption in our country knowing voluminous facts of the same? If we are just going to talk about it in this thread nothing will really happen. If you are truly frustrated and felt violated of your right to benefit from the taxes you paid you should walk the talk. You should exert time, money, and effort to institute or affect a change in the current crisis. Otherwise, as ive said nothing will happen by just talking and everything will be left unchanged. If you will just say paano tayo aasenso or wala naman mangyayari kahit kikilos ako then you should just move on dahil wala talagang mangyayari dahil hangang salita lang naman tayo.

[mmanson]

wow.clap clap. kapal talaga ng pagmumukha.

[Jun aka Pekto]

If people really want to stop corruption, then it has to start from the very bottom, ourselves.

The first step to stop corruption is to have integrity. To do that, one may have to adopt a "holier than though" attitude.

Do you obey the rules of the road, the law of the land?

Do you avoid pirating software or avoid buying bootleg media?

Do you treat others the way you want to be treated regardless if it's reciprocated or not?

Do you avoid being conscious of status or position in life? Do you avoid being envious of others?

Do you take action and accountability for those actions instead of leaving it to others or to fate?

Do you give those under you who are new or inexperienced room to fail/make mistakes and hope they learn form those mistakes?

Do I do my best to do the right thing without someone watching or being told to do so?

Answering yes to those questions most of the time is what have guided me thus far. I ask myself those things everyday on my way to work.

[the_wildthing]

Dapat kasi medyo taasan naman nila yung sweldo. Ano ba naman yun 150k a year for a position like that?

[oldblue]

come to think of it who survives in a 150K annual salary lalo na kung mataas ang posisyun.

[mbeige]

Serves him right.

Honestly, there's no hope. Even if the Peso as of today has increased in value to the USD, one cannot measure corruption.

Sorry but I think the only way to get by, is to get out of there. JMHO.

[CVT]

Nation building starts with each and everyone...

A prerequisite though is to consistently prosecute and jail all the crooks in the government!....

2401:massbounce:

[pup2]

Siyempre may reaction ang mga pinoy. And their reaction is a) to leave and b) not to pay taxes. Ang response naman ng gov't? Consumption tax (E-Vat). Ang problema, mukhang marami rami na din ngayong hindi nagre-remit at palagay ko sa long run bababa ang productivity nung consumption taxes na yun. Mukhang ang dulo nung cycle na yun, walang matitira sa Pinas kundi MNCs, dependents, and politicians. Sad, really.

[pup2]

And AFAIK, failing lifestyle checks don't mean you get punished. It just means they can get fired -- and not even that all the time. Yun ngang isang public official na alam ko nag-fail dito at na TV pa to boot, ngayon tumatakbo for local gov't eh. hahaha.

[froshie1]

Basahin ninyo ang libro ni Bo Sanchez. Ang pagasenso nasa sa ating mga kamay at hindi sa mga pulitiko. Naks! :D

[empy]

the fox is guarding the hen house

[eojlin]

Siyempre may reaction ang mga pinoy. And their reaction is a) to leave and b) not to pay taxes. Ang response naman ng gov't? Consumption tax (E-Vat). Ang problema, mukhang marami rami na din ngayong hindi nagre-remit at palagay ko sa long run bababa ang productivity nung consumption taxes na yun. Mukhang ang dulo nung cycle na yun, walang matitira sa Pinas kundi MNCs, dependents, and politicians. Sad, really.

So as not to mislead...
Sabi ng BIR maganda tax collection ngayon - exceeded their target for the year. In other words, nagbabayad na ng tax ang mga tao. Plus, yung mga celebrities, ayaw na nila ma-iskandalo at habulin sa korte ng BIR.

Small steps. Kaya natin ito kabayan.