CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines (PIA) – The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas and the Cebu City government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to battle graft and corruption.

Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas, Pelagio Apostol and Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama both put their signature on the MoA which was aimed at taking actions and instituting measures to fight corruption within their respective jurisdictions.

The two leaders urged government officials and the public to support the campaign against corruption, as well as in the enforcement of laws geared towards curbing corruption.

Apostol cited unity as the most important element in winning the battle against corruption and added that the “surest way to victory is to have a united front against corruption.”

“We failed in our (previous) campaign against corruption because we are not united in our efforts. Some (were) not sincere in the implementation of the rules against anti-corruption,” Apostol said.

In response, Rama pledged his commitment to lead Cebu City in the combat against corruption as part of his calling as a public leader.

“This is a calling and let us honor our commitments,” Rama stressed.