Case Study 3 What else can I do?

I agree with Glendas convictions to report things to Senator Enriquez and the Media. Whistle blowing is an act in which a certain person reports an anomaly to the authorities. It has been practiced by people over the years. Most of them are government employees who report corruption in their respective offices. Reason for this whistleblowing is to ask protection and attention from the people and the media. This whistleblowing occurs in both private and government organizations. Whistleblowers always face the consequences of their actions such as different lawsuits and termination from their respective works. Civil servants took an oath that he should report every anomaly in his office. It is part of his ethical convictions to expose corrupt officials in his office. Non-report of these anomalies can be considered as unethical and most of the time, the civil servants themselves were tagged in the scandal. There are several processes in the government that are detrimental to the public since it was transacted under the table. Most officials serve as accomplices to these crimes while their subordinates, the civil servants, as instruments. For the sake of pakikisama or fear of retaliation from their bosses, some civil servants are forced to obey whatever their chief orders them. In the military, theres a principle of obey first before you complain. However, after the Vietnam War, it was revised on the military philosophy that commands must be reviewed first before implementing into action. The same goes on with different organizations. Unfortunately, most complaints by the little guys are disregarded by the society and no actions will be taken while the whistleblowers gain nothing from reporting such wrongful acts. This made them doubt and think twice before taking actions on the matter. However, it is their duty to do such. One resort made by whistleblowers is to go to the media. With media attention, it will also gain attention to the populace which pressures the authorities concerned to take an action. While it is true that most media fabricate some parts of the news due to their individual biases and that their main purpose is to earn profit, reporting things to media yield a lot of benefit for the whistleblowers. The knowledge of the populace itself about the situation will secure the person. Reporting matters to an elected official is not a very wise decision for any whistleblower because the politician itself might be a conspirator on the anomaly which you are about to expose. Another thing is that these politicians will use the scandal to elevate their status and popularity among the people to gain votes for the elections. On the other hand, if that elected politician is an advocate or is an authority on that matter, for example in this case, the environment, it is right to report the anomalies to them because they were the ones who can really take an action.