Good news. The Supreme Court of the Philippines recently dismissed one member of the Court of Appeals in connection with GSIS-MERALCO case. One justice was suspended and other three justices were strongly reprimanded. I hope this decision well serve as a lesson to all judges working in all the courts of the Republic of the Philippines. They should not allow money and power to influence in the exercise of their sworn duty to uphold the laws of the land. The people expect them to be just and impartial in fulfilling their sensitive duties when cases are brought to them for decisions.
I do appreciate very much the timely intervention of the Supreme Court on this controversy. The action of the highest Court of the land gives hope and confidence to the people. I hope the Supreme Court continues to clean the courts from corrupt and inefficient justices and judges. This will be a good news to all.
Bad news. It a sad thing to know that a mother poisoned her three children and herself because of extreme poverty. This happened to a family somewhere in Laguna as reported in the TV news. The father was devastated to learn this sad news that happened to his wife and children. Let us include them in our prayers.
Perhaps this incident in a wake up call to all our politicians. Millions of pesos of government funds are lost to graft and corruption instead of using these funds to help the poor sector of our society. More public funds should be allocated to help the poor. For instance, government hospitals should be given more funding so that our less fortunate brothers and sisters can avail of quality treatment which they cannot afford if they go to private hospitals. In other words, our government officials should think first the welfare of the people above their own personal interests. This is what public service is all about.
