MANILA – The Clergy for Good Governance (CGG) urged national leaders to pursue repentance and justice instead of calling for a snap election, stressing that the real solution to corruption is a “snap of conscience.”

In a statement, the group said it stands with the Filipino people in demanding accountability from those who “plundered the nation,” regardless of their power or position.

“The answer to corruption is not a snap election—it is a snap of conscience,” the statement read.

“Before seeking new power, bring justice to the people you have wronged. Hold accountable all who plundered our nation, whoever they are, however powerful.”

The clergy called for the perpetual disqualification from office of officials found guilty of corruption, saying that “no resignation, no political maneuvering can erase the injustice done to the Filipino people.”

“Every peso stolen is not just a number, it is the child who dies from preventable disease, the farmer drowning in debt, the graduate with no work,” the group said.

CGG also recalled its visit to the Senate on August 22, where priests prayed and called on national leaders to “return to God.”

“We will pray, but we will not be silent,” the clergy said, emphasizing that “repentance must be seen in reform, not rhetoric” and that “justice must rise before elections.”

The statement concluded: “The Philippines does not need a snap election. It needs truth, justice, and a conversion of hearts.”