This are, the incontrovertible truth(s) people, have to know. However, the issue that I chose to discuss has rather lapse the time of freshness in the people’s mind to give their reaction and sentiments pertinent to the anomaly wherewith a governmental institution is involved, pabaun and pasalubong system, primarily because of the plurality of issues arising. Causing clogged dockets in the judiciary specifically, in every courtroom. Issues like corruption, a public official malversating government coffers, deprivation of the constitutional and civil rights of the people, which is inalienably and imprescriptibly inherent from the point of their existence, etc., etc., etc.
If the facts are against you pound on the law, if the law is against you pound on the facts, if both are against you pound on the table. Perhaps pounding on the table is the excellent thing mala fide officials of the AFP officials should do because both the facts and the law do not favor them for their indecent and unethical act. Pabaun and pasalubong system has become the accepted custom adopted by AFP, which has been overlooked by the government, or perhaps the government were not doing anything to preclude this act if not to eradicate it for they might be one of the primary benefactors thereof.
There are laws that assured strict penalties for the violations of the provisions contained therein. Nevertheless, how is it that this illegal, unprofessional, and corrupt act such as the pabaun and pasalubong system still takes its toll? Where is the fairness in the legislated laws? Why is it that our laws are only prosecuting and grinding the poor ones of whom some are innocent and acquitting the rich notwithstanding the felonious offense they have deliberately committed which is a direct blasphemy of the authority of the law and the government promulgating the same? Ultimately, does the law countenance the custom they are following? They often claimed that they are