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| Photos By: Mark Navales |
When the survey by Pulse Asia showed early last year that Armed Forces of the Philippines is the most corrupt agency, it made me wonder why people think like that. If there is corruption in the military, it doesn't mean everyone are involved. There may be a few who are corrupt, but we should not generalized. The act of one is not the act of all. We should not condemn the entire AFP just because few are corrupt. Some may be corrupt, but some are not. We should consider the sentiments and feelings of the few good men in the military and their families. These men in uniform are only doing their job to keep us safe. Rather than accusing them of their corrupt practices, we should always remember what the military has done and what it is doing now for the people.
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| Photos By: Mark Navales |
I would like to share this message spreading in text messages which I received a month after the result of the survey. I like to share this so that the others may know :
"The sins of one or two do not make the institution. Being a family of a military officer and daily witness to the life and service of a military man, that HURTS! It is unfair to the families of soldiers but is most unfair to the soldiers themselves. They who have to be awake so you guys can sleep, they who crawl in the jungles, sail the dark seas and fly the skies to keep the enemies away, they who miss their spouses and children's special days just so we can celebrate ours undisturbed, they whose children grow up without them so we can watch our children grow, they whose families have to fend for themselves during calamities while they take care of others. The generalization hurts. It is unfair! Amidst the accusation hurled on them, amidst the injustice of it all, the soldier will keep on doing their job because they are our soldiers! Mabuhay ang ating kawal!"
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