Actor and TV host Dingdong Dantes shared his thoughts on the ongoing controversy in the Philippines, the alleged corruption in the flood control project.
Several politicians and government officials have been named as being involved in the controversy.
On Facebook, Dingdong posted the following, expressing his concern for the next generation:
What is happening to the world today?!
In one part of the globe, war rages on—neighbors turning against neighbors, families displaced, entire communities torn apart. In another, protests erupt in the streets, swelling into unrest that pits citizens against authority. Elsewhere, governments rise and fall in quick succession, leadership changing hands in the span of a year. And just the other day, a young man who dared to speak his truth was silenced forever, shot before a crowd that came only to listen.
And here we are, in the Philippines, caught in what I believe is the vilest controversy of our time. We face challenges rooted in systemic issues—corruption and inequality—that have crippled our development and clouded our hope.
Early this week, while watching the hearings with my wife—as stories of corruption unfolded—we asked ourselves: What kind of future will our children inherit? Will they grow up in a society that values truth, integrity, and compassion, or one that normalizes deceit and greed?
As parents, we know we cannot shield them forever. One day, they will face the world with their own eyes, their own voice, their own choices. The question is: how do we prepare them? How do we make sure they inherit not our fears, but our courage?
Aaminin ko… I have never felt so disillusioned, anxious, disturbed, and angry all at once. Not just because I now know the taxes I’ve paid have been “played” with (pun intended)—but because the very institutions meant to secure our future may also be the same ones denying it to our children. This goes beyond corruption in the legal sense—and that pains me the most.
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