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Corruption and Good Governance

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Rightsizing the national government and promoting e-governance and digital connectivity across the country were among President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s promises in his 2022 SONA. This is still work in progress as the Congress has yet to pass these measures into law.

The Marcos administration failed to reach the target of issuing 92 million national IDs by June 30. As of June 16, the Philippine Statistics Authority said it has issued only 70.23 million physical and electronic national IDs.

In his 2022 SONA, Marcos did not talk about specific means to curb corruption. He has not made comments on corruption issues hounding his administration up until now.

In a July 3 speech, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin “Benjie” Magalong said government officials profit from infrastructure projects as contractors, suppliers, or both. Around 45% of a government project’s budget goes to kickbacks, Magalong elaborated in a July 6 interview on ONE News’ The Chiefs.

Marcos was also mum about the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), which was established in 1986 to recover the Marcos family’s ill-gotten wealth. The PCGG still has 87 pending cases to be resolved in seven years, but there are threats to its existing operation.

The PCGG “disposed” of its office building in 2022 for P800 million, according to the Commission on Audit’s 2022 Annual Report. Manila Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. filed a House bill on Sept. 1, 2022, seeking to abolish the PCGG for “outliving its usefulness.”

VERA Files Fact Check tracks the promises the president made on corruption and good governance in his first SONA last 2022. See how the Marcos administration fared:

Promises

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Philippine National Police official Facebook page, Flag Raising Ceremony, Awarding of PNP Personnel, and 28th PCR Month (timestamp 39:31), July 3, 2023
ONE News, THE CHIEFS | 07.06.23 | About 45% of gov’t project cost goes to “tongpats”? Magalong tells us how, July 6, 2023
The Official Gazette, Executive Order No. 1, s. 1986, Feb. 28, 1986
House of Representatives Facebook page, 1st Regular Meeting of the Committee on Justice, Aug, 24, 2022
ABS-CBN News, COA: PCGG building ‘disposed’ last year for P800 million, June 13, 2023
Manila Standard, COA flags PCGG on sale of Mandaluyong properties, June 13, 2023
The Philippine Star, PCGG building sold for P800 million – COA, June 16, 2023
Commission on Audit, Presidential Commission on Good Government | Notes to Financial Statements | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022, accessed July 13, 2023
House of Representatives, House Bill No. 4331, Sept. 1, 2022  
On digitizing government warehouses

On continuing the National Broadband Plan

On passing the National Government Rightsizing Program

On passing the Internet Transactions Act 

On passing the E-Governance Act 

On issuing national IDs