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Dingdong Dantes on corruption: “Taxes I’ve paid have been played with”

And I couldn’t help but wonder: isn’t this also the story of humanity? Those who harm society—are they choosing evil, or are they victims of circumstance? Maybe both. Circumstance sparks the fire, but weakness—greed, fear, the thirst for belonging—fans the flame. At the heart of it is the failure to resist corruption, the surrender to darkness. In Walter White’s fall, I see the reflection of our own generation, risking the same decay.

So how did we get here? The painful truth is that maybe, somehow, we allowed this. Through silence, inaction, and compromise, we opened the door. We told ourselves it was normal. We convinced ourselves it was inevitable. But it is not normal. And it should never be.

We—this generation, standing between the past and the future—should know better. And that is why we cannot close our eyes now.

Dialogue is important, but it must lead to action. And that action begins with accountability. Those entrusted with responsibility must be held to the highest standard—not to serve themselves, but to choose what is right.
Still, while we wait for our leaders to act, we cannot sit still. Change begins in the small, conscious choices we make—in our homes, in our communities, in our conversations…in our stories. It happens when we espouse honesty, treat others with respect, and support efforts that uplift.

So ano na nga ba ang nangyayari sa mundo ngayon?

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