Senators urge executive action on corruption

President Marcos should spearhead a “summit” to rid the government of crooks after Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen lamented that corruption still plagues the bureaucracy, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said. /PDI

President Marcos should spearhead a “summit” to rid the government of crooks after Supreme Court Senior Associatethe bureaucracy, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said on Friday.

He said the President, whose family members had been indicted for various corruption allegations, should be joined by the leaders of other state agencies in stemming graft and corruption once and for all.“All the heads of the different branches/agencies of government should get together, have a ‘summit’ and come up with specific acts and timetable of these acts on how to fight corruption in our country,” Pimentel said.

According to Pimentel, the Senate should do its part by launching inquiries into questionable government contracts through the blue ribbon committee, now headed by Sen. Francis Tolentino.

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