Bill seeks to educate schoolchildren on corruption

MANILA, Philippines — Schoolchildren must be taught about the evils of corruption in government and informed of steps that may be taken against corrupt officials, according to a bill introduced by the anticorruption Cibac party list group.

Through House Bill No. 581, Representatives Eddie Villanueva and Domingo Rivera proposed the inclusion of anticorruption and governance education in the basic education curriculum to implant the values of good governance in the youth.

Villanueva, an evangelist who was recently installed deputy Speaker at the House of Representatives, said the pervasiveness of corruption in Philippine society had led to tolerant attitudes toward it, even among children.

“Thus, this bill seeks to mandate the inclusion of anti-corruption materials in the basic education curriculum.” Villanueva said. —DJ Yap