Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said Saturday that amending the 1987 Constitution would be “necessary but not sufficient” to curb corruption in the country.
Quimbo was responding to a question on how changing the Constitution will address the problem of corruption in the country during a public consultation on constitutional reform in San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan.“It is necessary, but not sufficient. Hindi ibig sabihin na kapag inamyendahan natin ang Constitution magically mawawala ang lahat ng problema ng ating bayan.
“It is really opening the doors and giving them the opportunity to actually come in and participate in our economy and find marketing opportunities and at the same time by doing so we benefit, so ganoon po ang direction ganoon ang iniisip natin sa paghain ng panukala ,” she added.The lawmaker acknowledged that corruption is a huge problem in the country, saying that the Congress can also pass laws to resolve it.“Yung corruption malaking problema, sa ngayon we have the Office of Ombudsman.
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