When I think of airports being the channel through which pass criminal elements -- going in and going out of the country, the first thing that comes to my mind is, how do the gatekeepers regard the Filipino people? I have a nasty feeling that we, residents of the country are being discriminated against, that we are being treated as low-class citizens meant to hobnob with these supposedly outcasts of a decent society. We are made to feel comfortable with their presence despite their notorious backgrounds.
And to allow them to go out of the country, without regard for the laws of the land, is tantamount to treason. Those so-called gatekeepers who allowed criminals to go scot-free are guilty of scoffing at the law, of not only disregarding it but also creating a law unto and among themselves. They have become the powers behind the throne, judging and administering moves as to who should go in and out of the country.
As far as integrity of our government is concerned therefore, those employees of the Bureau of Immigration who allowed the killers of Ortega the broadcast journalist from Palawan to leave the country are no longer true but rather fake employees. They ought to be removed from the service because they connived with the criminal elements and set them free despite the warrants of arrest for them.
I think it is time for the government to put its foot down against such erring employees. They are no longer serving the Filipino people but themselves. Worse yet, they are bringing in criminal elements who could wreak havoc on the peace, stability and integrity of the nation. What for should these employees be allowed to continue in office when they have misused and abused their positions to line their pockets with money?
I don't think those employees would even believe in the Christian faith. They are no longer part of that Christian society where we need to be good to those who have less in life, and not those who oppress them.
Furthermore, wouldn't it be good for each government employee entering the service and thereafter, on a yearly basis, to undergo a test of their patriotism? The Civil Service Commission should conduct tests to determine if we have governing people who love our country, who love the people and who will defend our laws though death should face them.
We need heroes and heroines in government, real angels, not fake ones;
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