A series of unfortunate events both natural and man-made has again put the country into the limelight of shame and “fame.” The biggest financial scandal of all time involving government funds that obviously emanate from people’s hard-earned income taxes has been uncovered. The highly anomalous issue on priority development assistance funds (PDAF) has been one of the most abused issues lately, which was obviously done by abusive personalities. The total amount involved is approximately P10 billion, or $232 million, should have gone a long way to alleviate the plight not only of the poor sector of our society but also the business sector, but this amount of money that came from the taxpayers’ pocket was “erroneously” diverted to “foundations” created for their personal aggrandizement. As it is, these huge amounts that have been diverted have made some of our trusted “rich” leaders’ more filthy rich. That is how politics work in this corrupt-ridden nation that people have grown weary of. People have grown tired of waiting for leaders that will truly be sensitive to their needs. Each election, people have to look forward to upcoming leaders, hoping against hope that along will come the “knight in shining armor” that will finally provide them the much needed relief from hunger and poverty. But all these are put to naught with some breed of leaders.