BOXING icon and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao made a mark in the world once more last Sunday as he showed everyone that he’s got a little more fight left in him. To the world, he was a boxing superstar on his road to redemption.
As much as he was revered around the globe, however, when he got home he is faced with accusations of tax evasion. With his bank accounts frozen, Pacman had to result to borrowing money to do good on his promise of helping the victims of super typhoon Yolanda.
It is quite curious now, how quickly the government was able to crack down on Pacquiao’s money. It is amazing how quickly the freeze order on his bank account went through. It is surprising, how the world saw him earn his money fairly through fighting, yet his funds were shut down in the blink of an eye.
We’re talking about a man who has paid his dues to the proper authorities, and on account of a single document missing, suddenly being condemned. Meanwhile, there are public officials who are distributing relief goods with their names stamped on them on large print, with the funds from these coming from God knows where.
If Manny Pacquiao is being quickly punished on suspicion of not paying his taxes, then in the name of justice, why can’t we freeze the bank accounts of those who are suspected as funneling the Priority Development Assistance Fund money into their own pockets?
It seems that our government is bent on persecuting those who have done wrong to the nation, yet they are unsure of whom to focus their fire on.
It’s difficult for people to understand how a system works, if it immediately freezes the funds of a person who can prove their innocence with the showing of a single document, but leaves alone those accused of taking the people?s money for themselves.
The government may be trying to do its best to show its citizens that justice favors no one, but maybe they should try considering who needs to face justice first.
