To all future celebrities , future public aspirants, and re-electionist: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” Mahatma Gandhi
What is a Public Servant?
Anyone who holds government position by appointment or elected by the people
Functions of a Public Servant:
Efficient and Responsible to his/her Duties for his/her role
Administer the Public Interest
Implement Projects that directly benefit the People
Manage other government duties by assignment
Reasons to do public service
To help manage public resources in a correct way; not to make money out of people's tax contribution
To represent the people's interest; not to represent your self-interest to get a public image
To gain experience in government service and leadership skills; not to prioritize your self ambitions and personal dreams
Irritating statement: Actress-politician Lani Mercado on proposal to scrap pork barrel: “Just make sure that people will not not get from us!"
http://www.pep.ph/news/39967/actress-politician-lani-mercado-on-proposal-to-scrap-pork-barrel-ldquobasta-huwag-lang-manghihingi-sa-amin-ang-mga-taordquo/1/2
Duties and Accountability:
Being transparent to financial records
Efficient usage of Tax Payer's money
Feedback to Projects implemented (Output)
Official receipts for everything used in the said Projects
Public interest is important when the government officials who are elected and appointed spend the tax payer's contribution to the government. Where's our money going?
Pork barrel scam
Ghost Employees
Ghost Projects
Abusive use of Maintenance and other operating expenses given to Politicians (MOOE)
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