(Religious Study) Analyzing the political Issue about "Corruption of the Fund by Government" in a See, Judge, Act Approach

1. CORRUPTION
OF FUND BY
GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL JUSTICE

2. CORRUPTION
OF FUND BY
GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL JUSTICE

3. CORRUPTION
OF FUND BY
GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL JUSTICE

4. SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING?
• Corruption is the misuse of
public power / entrusted power
for personal gain
• Dishonest behavior by those in
positions of power
• Inappropriate use of fund

5. SEEWHO ARE THE
PEOPLE INVOLVED?
• Government, Business/
Entrepreneurs, Private Sectors,
Tax Payers

6. SEE WHAT IS THE SITUATION DOING
TO THE INDIVIDUALS, TO
FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE?
• Corruption of fund by the government
greatly affects the citizens most
especially the poor. Government
money is a public money. Therefore,
the money is for government services
and projects such as financial aid
grants, education, hospitals, road, and
personal security of the citizens.

7. SEE WHAT IS THE SITUATION DOING
TO THE INDIVIDUALS, TO
FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE?
However, some of the government
officials take the money away from
such projects.
• Corruption also deprive citizens
from their constitutional and
human rights.

8. SEE WHY IS IT
HAPPENING? WHY
DOES IT CONTINUE?
• It is happening due to the dishonesty
of some of the government officials.
They wanted to satisfy their personal
interests instead of serving for the
common good. It still continues due to
low salary, lack of awareness of rights
and slow judicial process for some
officials who have been caught.

9. JUDGE
What do you
think should be
happening?

10. The money is for government
services and projects such as
financial aid grants, education,
hospitals, road, and personal
security of the citizens.
JUDGE

11. JUDGE
What does your
faith/Bible/ Qu’ran
say about it? Give
at least 3 passages
from the Bible/
Qu’ran?

12. “Like a roaring lion or a
charging bear is a wicked
ruler over a poor people”
(Proverbs 28:15)
JUDGE

13. This mean that the lion and bear are both
terrible; the lion that roars for want of food, or
when it is over its prey and the bear from the
growling and murmuring noise it makes when
hungry signifies to the WICKED RULER. They
are like lions in strength and cruelty, like
bears in craft and ferocity. The poor people--
i.e., a people too weak to resist him, over
whom he can tyrannise without fear.
JUDGE

14. “Take no part in the
unfruitful works of
darkness, but instead
expose them.”
(Ephesians 5:11)
JUDGE

15. Meaning: And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness. The point of
this exhortation is in the adjective
"unfruitful." The works of darkness are
unfruitful; they produce no goodness, give
rise to no satisfaction, to no moral results
that are "a joy forever;" or, if fruit they
have, it is shame, remorse, despair.
JUDGE

16. Contrast this with the renovating, satisfying,
joy-producing, fruits of righteousness. But
rather even reprove them. Do not be content
with a passive attitude towards them, but
take the aggressive and expose their
wickedness, whether in public or in the
domestic circle. A testimony has to be lifted
up against ways that are so shameful and
that bring down the wrath of God.
JUDGE

17. “And do not consume one another’s
wealth unjustly or send it (in bribery)
to the rulers in order that (they might
aid) you (to) consume a portion of
the wealth of the people in sin, while
you know (it is unlawful).”
(Chapter 2, Verse 188 Qur’an)
JUDGE

18. In Islam, bribery represents anything that is offered in
order to obtain the invalidation of what is correct or
an endorsement of a wrong action. Not only is this
unlawful, it is a major grave sin, as Allah The Almighty
Says (what means): {And do not consume one
another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the
rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume
a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you
know [it is unlawful].} [Quran 2:188].
JUDGE

19. Means: do not buy them
off with this wealth or
induce them to confer to
you the rights of others,
while knowing of its
impermissibility.
JUDGE

20. JUDGE
What does the
Church social
teaching say about
it? Give at least 2
Church documents?

21. “Government should not replace or destroy
smaller communities and individual initiative.
Rather it should help them contribute more
effectively to social well-being and
supplement their activity when the demands
of justice exceed their capacities. This does
not mean, however, that the government that
governs least governs best”.
JUDGE
PROPER ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT

22. Rather it defines good government
intervention as that which truly “helps”
other social group contribute to the
common good by directing, urging,
restraining, and regulating economic
activity.
-U.S. Bishops. Economic
Justice for All (1986) 124.
JUDGE

23. “The members of mankind share the basic rights
and duties, as well as the same supernatural
destiny. Within a country which belongs to each
one, all should be equal before the law, find equal
admittance to economic, cultural, civic, and social
life, and benefit from a fair sharing of the nation’s
riches.
-Pope Paul VI, A Call to Action (1971) 16.
JUDGE
CITIZENS ARE EQUAL RESULTING TO
EQUALITY

24. JUDGE
What particular key
principles of the
Church social
teaching apply to
it? Give 2 or 3
principles.

25. 1. Principle of Universal Destination
of Goods
2. Principle of Solidarity
3. Principle of
Community/Participation
JUDGE

26. 1. PRINCIPLE OF UNIVERSAL DESTINATION
OF GOODS
“God destined the earth and all it
contains for all men and all peoples so
that all created things would be shared
fairly by all mankind under the
guidance of justice tempered by
charity”
-(Gaudium et Spes, 69)
JUDGE

27. 2. PRINCIPLE OF SOLIDARITY
-Besides the good of the individual,
there is the good that is linked to living
in society: the common good.
-To desire the common good and strive
towards it is a requirement of justice and
charity (Pope Benedict XVI, Charity in
Truth [Caritas in Veritate…], no. 7)
JUDGE

28. -Interdependence must be
transformed into solidarity, based
upon the principle that the goods of
the creation are meant for all and
must serve equally for the good of
all.
- St. John Paul II, On
Social Concern
JUDGE

29. 3. PRINCIPLE OF
COMMUNITY/PARTICIPATION
- Individuals and groups have a right
and duty to participate in society,
seeking together the common good
and well-being of all, especially the
poor and vulnerable.
JUDGE

30. ACTWhat can we do to bridge the
gap between what is happening
(the reality) and what should be
happening (the ideal/ what our
faith/ CST says)?

31. ACT
For us to bridge the gap between
reality and expectation, we must
have or practice the value of
honesty and generosity, which is
capitulated by equity.

32. ACT
EQUITY means the fairness or justice
in the way people are treated or should
be given with benefits. When a person
has too much of his/her wealth, then
resources should be shared to the less
fortunate ones to attain balance.

33. ACT
This is expected from our supreme leaders,
the government officials,
but then we too are responsible in making
this our way of life guided with the value of:

34. ACT
HONESTY
-we turn away from corruption
- continuing a dignified work)

35. ACT
GENEROSITY
- turn away from greediness
- make sharing a habit

36. ACT
What actions are
we going to take?
Give at least 2
doable actions?

37. ACT
ONLINE CAMPAIGN
ABOUT EQUITY
-Equity as a means of a social justice
should be a counterattack against
corruption. This campaign targets the
affective domain of every individuals by
cultivating values and challenging
initiatives.

38. ACT
ONLINE CAMPAIGN
ABOUT EQUITY
-Through posting pictures and videos
about the image of corruption and “acts
to promote equity,
together with the virtue of honesty and generosity,
people could become aware of their rights and
situation, and reflect in correcting their own mistakes.

39. ACT
-A public hearing about budget
expenditure plan will took place in
front of the crowd which will be
presided by the Local Government
Units (LGUs), and also with the help of
XU students to organize the event.
BARANGAY BUDGET
HEARING

40. ACT
total budget,
allocation from different projects
Brief project introduction
total expenses
BARANGAY BUDGET
HEARING

41. ACT
Who can we involve
in our actions? Give
at least 3 groups.

42. ACT
OFFICE OF THE
OMBUDSMAN
Although not tapped for the activities
that we could do, they are impliedly
involved for they are the main body
that spearhead investigation with the
alleged corruptions happening. Thus,
they are also the source of information.

43. ACT
The LGU officials will be the speakers
for the Barangay Budget Hearing. In a
grass-root level of Philippine
governance, they should be the role
models of embodying and promoting
transparency and accountability.
BARANGAY
GOVERNMENT

44. ACT
-We don’t treat them as an audience
but as collaborators in building a just
nation. They are the active receivers
of information and also the key in
rippling out good practices, ideas,
and initiatives.
FILIPINO CITIZENS

45. SOURCE
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corruption.asp
htps://www.corruptionwatch.org.za
https://www.thebalance.com/tax-avoidance-vs-evasion-397671
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_evasion