Sinabi noong Hunyo 16, 2026 ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos (PBBM) Jr. na ang mga taong nasa likod ng sistema ng katiwalian sa Pilipinas ay parurusahan, at magbibigay sila ng pagbabayad-pinsala sa mamamayang Pilipino.
Sa joint press conference pagkatapos ng bilateral meeting, tinanong ng German media ang Pangulo kung gaano kaseryoso ang kampanya ni Marcos laban sa korapsyon, dahil ito ay mahalaga para sa kalakalan at pamumuhunan.
”[It is] as serious as it can get,” sagot ni PBBM sa media.
”Every government—not every government… Every entity, every business entity, every government feels the corrosive influence of corruption,” dagdag pa niya.
Sinabi ni Marcos na ang laganap na katiwalian ay humadlang sa pamahalaan sa kanyang misyon na pagsilbihan ang kanyang mga mamamayan.
“This completely changes the way government can work. And it limits governments to such an extent that many of the things that are—never mind that are wished for, but that are necessary for services to the people are not—government is unable to deliver,” ani Marcos.
Ipinahayag niya ang kanyang pagkadismaya sa sistematikong katiwalian sa bansa, at ang pangangailangang maglagay ng mga kinakailangang interbensyon upang matigil ito.
Ayon kay Marcos na ang malaganap na katiwalian ay humadlang sa pamahalaan sa kanyang misyon na pagsilbihan ang kanyang mga tao.
”This completely changes the way government can work. And it limits governments to such an extent that many of the things that are—never mind that are wished for, but that are necessary for services to the people are not—government is unable to deliver,” ani Marcos.
Ukol sa Pangulo, “And to find how did this system get so destroyed? How did we get to this point? We have to discover that so we don’t go and do it again and make the same mistakes. We have to find those who are found to be part of this system of corruption, that they will be punished, and that they will provide restitution to the Filipino people,”
Mismong Chief Executive ang whistleblower sa napakalaking katiwalian sa mga proyekto sa pagkontrol sa baha ng gobyerno, na inihayag niya sa kanyang 2025 State of the Nation Address.
”In this anti-corruption drive that we have — that I have started, there was no way to do it easily or painlessly. We had to turn everything on its head and to make very, very clear that these abusive practices that we had to suffer from before will no longer be allowed. Because what they have taken is not my money or your money or a company’s money. It’s the money from the people. And that is the worst sin of all as far as I’m concerned.” Dagdag pa niya.
