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You are right in there. Which makes me ask you a question, what then is the root cause of all this? Is it poor education, poor moral development, corruption? I honestly dont think that it is not only economic and political in nature, it is something that dwells in each one of us which can be pride, selfishness or greed. I regret that i could not answer your question directly but i just had a talk with my parents who are 100% Pampanguenos. Lilia Pineda is one of those mentioned recieving money from jueteng. True enough, when she was interviewed by GMA and asked if she has ever operated in jueteng, then she replied, she has so much wanted to serve the public of Pampanga and has longed for a high position in the government in order to help them." This so supports the statement of my parents when they said, "you know.. Lilia has been a good governor in Pampanga, her husband Bong Pineda is actually a jueteng lord. but you can never put her down for the charitable works she has done for the province of Pampanga. She has helped in building schools and pays for the hospitalization of the needy citizens. So many Pampanguenos can attest to that. If it was really true that she gained money from jueteng but puts the money to good use, then i guess God would forgive her. An old Pampangueno was actually interviewed as well and asked if he has joined jueteng. He honestly admitted it because he was so old already and could not earn enough for the family. It was one way that he could put his kids to school. I just wished that there would be some other way.