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Re: Help PHilippines: billions wasted on flood projects
by
Ziskinberg
on 09/09/2025, 13:58:07 UTC
Honestly this won’t be solved in a peaceful way, people should revolt already. The government itself is corrupt, they got their own people surrounding them so it’s hard for them to fall. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s no presidential election in 2028, they can always find a way to declare martial law.

Very few people who have power will give it away willingly. It is usually taken from them. If the people don't find a way to take the power away from these people, nothing will change.
The situation is the same in my country, if not worse. We come to a point where people play politics with everything, including the lives of people. They embezzle money meant for hospitals, healthcare and even displaced people.

People hate to hear it, but it's human nature to be that way. What stops people from doing that is a system. A system that checks how this money is spent and makes sure the money is being used properly. A system where there are heavy penalties for those caught, and the laws are enforced. Without a system like that, people will do whatever they want as long as they can get away with it. So as long as the people of the country don't wake up and take power back and create a system, things won't change.

I guess that’s all we can really do now, people need to unite and be brave enough to oust these officials or force them to resign, but honestly that’s easier said than done. I haven’t even seen a violent rally yet, most of the rallies I’ve seen are just sponsored by politicians, and the people there are being paid. Everything here runs on money, it’s all about money. At this point, only God can help the country.