The federal and local government agencies of Guam is now under tight scrutiny by the watchful eyes of the Guam community and its residents, to measure, monitor and put an end to the level of internal and political corruption for both local and federal government of Guam and in the neighboring Federal States of Micronesia or FSM.
The community people were recently invited by the University of Guam School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) Master in Public Administrations (MPA) to participate in a 2-part survey program that aims to get public’s view of corruption in their respective local areas.
Bribery, under the table deals, and abuse of power, is just a few of the corruption-related problems that was said to have been going on for many years since the early time of Guam’s governance was established. These problems are now being hunted and targeted by the UOG survey program followed after with the same and in accordance to the Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer standards.
Transparency International is a non-government organization and a separate commission that works with local government, public or private business firms, and the community to put a halt on the political and corporate corruption through their Global Corruption Barometer or GCB which is relevant to the objective of the UOG MPA survey program.
The public’s calling to unmask the culprit or the corrupt begins with answering the survey inquiry that consists of corruption-related questions, government and its regulations towards corruption, and analytical examination devised to obtain the profile of a survey respondent.
“We hope the survey results will allow the Island community to put these important issues in proper perspective and quantify residents’ views on these issues. We want our community to engage in a reflective and productive dialogue on how to improve upon our current situation, whatever it might be,” said Dr. Maria Claret Ruane, University of Guam Professor of Economics.
Victims of corruption who have had witnessed and who are still experiencing corruption at first hand will be leading the march in naming or nominating the grandest of all corruptions, followed by the civil society or community citizen who will take part in the UOG MPA survey program.
This program will simply tell the people about the cancer growing within our own society that can definitely impact Guam and its neighboring islands directly.
Survey application is available and the application is on-going and open to interested participants at least 18 years old and currently residing in Guam and the neighboring Island of Federal States of Micronesia or FSM.
Participants are assured that the survey and all given information written will be treated as highly confidential and strictly anonymous.
Find more information about the survey program by logging on to: http://www.uog.edu/sbpa/mpa-survey or visit the University of Guam or UOG SBPA Dean’s office to fill out a printed survey form.
Interested parties may also find out more about the program by contacting any of the following project researchers directly and get the information directly from Dr. John J. Rivera at jrivera@triton.uog.edu, Dr. Ansito Walter at ansitowalter@gmail.com, and the UOG SBPA Dean Dr. Annete Taijeron Santos at santos@triton.uog.edu./The Junction News team
