Corrupt politicians must be held accountable, not idolized — Lacson Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson is not convinced that corrupt politicians who plundered public funds should be given a redemption arc, insisting that they must be held accountable for their crimes instead of being idolized. In an interview with ‘The Chiefs’ aired on ONE News PH, Monday evening, Lacson lamented common observations that some Filipinos have already been desensitized by corruption issues involving public officials, who, in turn, feel emboldened that they keep getting themselves back in power. “’Yan ang nawala sa atin, ang accountability. Over time, nakasanayan natin na kibit-balikat tayo. Parang iniidolo pa natin ‘pag isang public official yumaman sa questionable na pinanggalingan,” Lacson said. (We seem to have lost that sense of accountability. Over time, we have learned to shrug our shoulders over issues of corruption. Some of us even idolize the supposed public ...