In revision of laws, there should b

In revision of laws, there should be a revision in penal provisions covering givers, receivers, and persons who show corruption intent both in the public and the private sector such as lifetime political disenfranchisement of guilty politicians involving in corruption or salary reduction and demotion of public officials as well as asset recovery from corruption and increased penalties for corrupters. For example, corrupt officials are named in a blacklist and disqualified to receive government concession or benefit sharing. Moreover, there should be the drive to enact laws or provisions involving whistleblower protection separate from the Witness Protection Act and the push to pass the new draft for Act amendment on Corruption Prevention and Suppression of the Constitution Organic Law so as to give importance in treating whistleblowers different from witnesses. In addition, technology should be used to assist in concealing whistleblowers’ information. In this matter, NAAC ought to be the principal agency in cooperating with the police, the OCSC, the Witness Protection Office, and other related agencies in building mechanism to keep truly secrets of whistleblowers.[61]