The Role Played by the Ombudsman in Curbing Graft and Corruption Practices in the Philippines

ABSTRACT

        Our country has long been fettered by a culture of graft and corruption. Systematic studies and research had long been conducted to preferably measure the gauge of graft and corruption here in the Philippines. This essay purports to understand the nature of graft and corruption here in the Philippines. This essay will discuss the brief history of the Ombudsman as well as the programs and functions they performed. This will also highlight the significant role played by the Ombudsman in combating graft and corruption practices although faced with different issues and controversies. Furthermore, this essay will argue that scientific management had been a useful tool in curbing graft and corruption practices. Lastly, this essay will have recommendation that will probably lend a hand to the Ombudsman in curbing graft and corruption practices.

EXAMPLE OF ESSAY

EXAMPLE OF ESSAY

Owning a game-company isn’t that easy as it sounds. You have to understand the nature of it, at the same time you also have to respect and abide the existing laws and regulations with due regards to owning a computer-game company. You also have to take into consideration what will be the effects of the quality content of the games you will be offering to the public. If I were the president of a small computer-game company and I was able to bought another small game-company ready to produced their latest games, what I will do is that I will first take into account what will be the consequences that I will be encountering in the future. I will also think of the advantages and disadvantages of publishing such games.

 

The Role Played by Globalization in the Advent of Postmodernism

The Role Played by Globalization in the Advent of Postmodernism

 

            Postmodernism is on the lips of many people. Some people considered it as good and exciting and for others, its meaning is unclear. Postmodernism by its own definition is hard to define with simple sentence because it spans variety of components and directions. Postmodernism appears and reappears in philosophical, literary and other texts in what is at first glance; a bewildering array of guises arises. Indeed the ideas and theories of postmodern philosophers are vastly different from what the world has previously come across (Aidan, 2003:3). Theories of today’s world can no longer make assumptions based on the notion of an overlying, absolute truth as their predecessors did because postmodernism question the existence of a single, fixed reality. In today’s world people are beginning to accept a world wherein varieties of realities exist, a world where truth can no longer be assumed and be associated to the term “universal” (Hutcheon, 1992:2)

            Given the idea that people are beginning to faced major changes in thinking, one might ponder how postmodernism came to be and how it pops up. Or in simple terms one may ask just why such idea of absolute truth is no longer accepted? There is no exact definition of postmodernism due to the fact that it spans so many disciplines. In the diversity of definition, postmodernists are people who disagree with the notion that an absolute truth exists. They claim instead that the world is filled with a range of realities and that no one of them can be considered truer than any other. Thus, we exist in a world of multiple realities. In the same vein, there are no precise dates that mark the arrival of postmodern thought but instead it seems to have gradually emerged. Nevertheless, there are several societal trends that can definitely be associated with the advent of postmodern thought. Taking from Niall (2000: 12), postmodernism stems from the nature of the postindustrial societies from the Western influence. He pointed out the connection between this new form of thinking and recent changes in society. But still one must ponder what separates postindustrial societies from the previous ways of life. Catherine Lutz (2003: 3-4), argued that the solution to this dilemma lies in globalization. It is globalization especially of modern civilization that has forced people to reconsider the absoluteness of their beliefs. The ever-expanding mass communication culture and the historical events of the last few decades are the key components of this globalization. This globalization is not as many would claim forcing individuals to think the same but rather enhancing peoples differences.