Corruption being a norms. Imagine waking up every day knowing your hard-earned taxes might never reach the hospitals, schools, or roads they were meant to fund. In the Philippines, this isn’t just a fear it’s reality. Corruption has seeped so deeply into the system that it no longer shocks us. It has become routine, expected, even accepted. From overpriced government contracts and smuggled goods protected by officials, to local politicians enriching themselves while communities go hungry corruption is not just at the top. It’s everywhere. It’s in the permits you can’t get without a bribe, the ayuda that never reaches your home, the leaders who smile during elections only to steal in silence. This blog isn’t just a list of scandals. It’s a reflection of how far we’ve fallen into the trap of normalization and why breaking free is the fight of our generation. Corruption in the Philippines has evolved from a political issue into a cultural norm so deeply ingrained in society that m...