WALANG DISTINCTION ANG PRIVATE SPENDING NG PUBLIC OFFICIAL SA REQUIREMENT NG KONSTITUSYON NA LAHAT PO NG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AY KAILANGANG MAG-LEAD NG "MODEST LIVES" | TugmaLahat

WALANG DISTINCTION ANG PRIVATE SPENDING NG PUBLIC OFFICIAL SA REQUIREMENT NG KONSTITUSYON NA LAHAT PO NG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AY KAILANGANG MAG-LEAD NG "MODEST LIVES"

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Bakit po may ganyang restriction ang Konstitusyon?

Unang-una po, upang malayo sa tukso ng pangungurakot. Garbo ka sa pamumuhay, saan mo kinuha ang pinanggastos mo?

Pangalawa, upang huwag mag-isip ang taumbayan na nagnanakaw nga ang government official at mawalan ng kumpiyansa sa pamahalaan.

Pangatlo, upang mag-set ng tamang halimbawa.

Naging uso na ang napakamahal na mga celebrations ng mga government officials. Nang pumasok sila sa government service, dapat ay inihanda na nila ang sarili sa pagpapakita ng malasakit sa mga kababayan sa lahat ng oras, lalung-lalo na sa mga panahon ng sakuna, pandemya o paghihirap.

Kaya nga’t kung ang paggastos ng isang opisyales ay hindi kayang ipaliwanag sa kanyang lehitimong kinikita sa pamahalaan at passive income niya (minana, rentas sa mga paupahan), mayroong mga legal “red flags” o palatandaan na baka may pangungulimbat na nangyayari.

Hindi royalty ang public service. Ang mahilig sa glamorosong buhay ay hindi bagay sa serbisyo publiko.

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Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is living proof that true courage is forged through adversity.

Sereno rose from humble beginnings to become the country’s first female Chief Justice in 2012. She attended public elementary and secondary school, then pursued higher education through scholarships. She graduated valedictorian from the UP College of Law in 1984, and holds a Masters of Law degree, specializing in law and economics and international trade law, from the University of Michigan.

She was a law professor at the UP for nearly 20 years. The World Trade Organization recognized her stellar credentials with her 1998 appointment as Counsellor of their Appellate Body in Geneva, Switzerland. She was also involved in successful international litigation as co-counsel for the Republic and was AIM’s Executive Director for their Policy Center.

With her modernizing outlook and firm belief in the power of technology, she co-founded a corporation that developed the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine Law. Her tenure as Chief Justice is marked by far-reaching reforms, including eCourts, automated hearings, case decongestion, continuous trials, and expanded small claims courts. At the heart of her reform program is the strong conviction that justice and the law’s protection should be accessible and responsive to the most vulnerable Filipinos. Because she was a staunch defender of judicial independence, Sereno was subjected to intense persecution.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is now a major voice for people-centered change in Philippine society. She believes this change is part of God’s desire for this country, that every Filipino is precious in God’s sight, bawat isa mahalaga, and that each citizen and every community has a role in building up this nation. She is an advocate for faithfulness to the vision of a “just and humane society” in the Philippine Constitution, and integrity and accountability in governance.

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