If we go far back in time, we will be reminded of
Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, who, after being barred from leaving through a restricted exit of Dasmariñas Village, angrily confronted the guards, and ordered the local police not just to let them have their way through the exit, but to bring the guards to the police station. Jejomar Binay, then vice president, defended his son, saying that he “deserved some courtesy.”
Meanwhile, going back to the airport, we also have the case of
Sandra Cam, who last year demanded free access to a VIP lounge, boasting that “in three months, I will be a member of the Cabinet,” adding that she was speaking on the phone with Bong Go. Even imaginary power, apparently, comes with an imagined sense of entitlement.
To the credit of the government, there have been attempts to penalize haughty officials (Republic Act No. 6713, a law regulating the conduct of public officials, actually exists). But these efforts have been undermined by the government’s double standards across various administrations.
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