Press Release
August 26, 2013

STATEMENT OF SEN. SONNY ANGARA ON MILLION PEOPLE MARCH

People are angry and rightly so as they work hard and pay their taxes and then they see this great waste. This can be a chance for our democracy to move forward and develop better institutional safeguards for public funds. It should give momentum to the few who have called for greater transparency and accountability in the budgeting and spending processes of the government.

As the saying goes, the price of living in a democracy is eternal vigilance. Leaders and officials should take heed of the winds of change and realize that the old ways have not worked. The old system which had lax safeguards against misuse must be replaced with more specific and limited projects, because everyone knows this money can be put to better use.

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