The Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO) are Filipinos who served as senior officials at Cabinet and sub-Cabinet levels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under six presidential administrations over the past 40 years.
Believing that public office is a public trust, we hold sacred the principle of good governance. For public institutions to have good governance, their leaders must be of unquestioned integrity.
FSGO will be monitoring the impeachment trial and will issue regular reflections based on the following framework:
1) FSGO rejects the assumption that the impeachment of CJ Renato Corona is an attack on the Supreme Court as an institution.
2) FSGO believes that the impeachment and conviction of CJ Renato Corona are necessary to redeem and strengthen the Supreme Court.
3) FSGO asserts that CJ Renato Corona must be convicted because of a pattern of action that demonstrates a betrayal of public trust.
Reflection for the week:
We should not let the lawyers’ argumentation and legal technicalities blind us to the moral essence of why CJ Corona is being impeached. We agree with the opening statement for the prosecution, Rep. Tupas: “We are not here to indict the Supreme Court as an institution, or to do battle with the judicial branch of government. We are here to search for the truth so as to restore the strength and independence of the judiciary.”
For Reference:
Vicente Paterno
Former Minister
Ministry of Industry
Mobiline: 0917 795 7974
