CBCP taps youth as driving force vs 'flood of corruption'

Speaking through its president, Pablo Virgilio S. Cardinal David, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines called on the Filipino faithful to uphold justice amid the “flood of corruption” engulfing the nation and the body politic. In a pastoral letter, Cardinal David, who also spoke out against extrajudicial killings during the previous administration, urged the people to take it upon themselves to personally commit to fight corruption, underlining the need for vigilance and righteous indignation.

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The proposed action agenda includes specific political measures, as well as citizen-centric initiatives in partnership with the clergy, the laity and civil society.

Echoing the call for an independent probe commission that is now taking shape, the CBCP head cited civic and parish initiatives in support of “good governance, ecological justice, and social renewal.” These should converge in the building of communities of truth that would “share verified information, counter disinformation, and support accountability” in light of egregious anomalies and corrupt activities.

The pastoral letter declares further: “Demand justice, not impunity — Let us insist on legal action, including criminal charges against those guilty of systematically plundering public funds.”