The credibility gap between a soldier of valor and a discombobulator

The current controversies surrounding the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) show just how tough it is for any crusader to clean up what President Rodrigo Duterte called the “most corrupt government agency” at the beginning of his term.

Any skilled general manager assigned to this agency with a firm resolve to rid it of corruption would certainly have to wrestle with the vicious forces of greed ever ready to put up a fight to protect their illegal grip of the bounties at stake.