Malanginspirasi.com – The peak celebration of International Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia) 2025 in Malang City took place enthusiastically on Friday, 12 December 2025, at the front courtyard of Malang City Hall. Under the theme “Unite to Eradicate Corruption”, the event was attended by the regional leadership coordination forum (Forkopimda), local government agencies, and student participants from junior high schools.
The program began at 07:00 WIB with the Senam Tahes Mbois Jumat (STMJ) morning exercise, followed by the awarding of prizes for the Anti-Corruption Poster and Short Video Contests.
Integrated Public Services and Anti-Corruption Education
The celebration was enlivened by integrated public services from various agencies, including the Education and Culture Office, Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda), Population and Civil Registration Office (Dispendukcapil), Janti Community Health Center (Puskesmas), Samsat, Regional Inspectorate/Paksi, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Manpower and Investment Office (Disnaker PMPTSP), and Immigration Office.
Each booth provided direct services to the public, promoting greater transparency and easier access to government services.
While inspecting the Education and Culture Office booth, Malang Mayor Wahyu Hidayat announced that the students’ exhibited works will be collected and added to the city government library as a form of appreciation.
Officials from the Regional Inspectorate reported that consultation services are available every day.
“We provide face-to-face consultations daily, mostly related to documents and preparation,” explained one officer.
Meanwhile, Puskesmas Janti highlighted its digital-based service innovations. “
We use QR codes for service. If someone doesn’t have a gadget, we’ll assist them,” said a healthcare worker.
In her report, Acting Head of the Malang City Regional Inspectorate, Dwi Rahayu, S.H., M.Hum., emphasized that the Hakordia celebration serves as a joint campaign to boost public participation in preventing and eradicating corruption.
The event aims to encourage cross-institutional collaboration, strengthen public awareness, and foster a culture of integrity across all levels of society.
She noted that this event was the culmination of a series of activities: an interactive dialogue with 75 youths and contest judging on December 10, plus a public service exhibition on December 11.
Integrity as the Foundation of Development
In his speech, Mayor Wahyu Hidayat stressed that integrity is a crucial foundation for regional development.
“This event allows us to evaluate the anti-corruption measures already implemented. Corruption damages government systems, weakens the economy, and creates social injustice,” he said.
He delivered five key messages:
- Maintaining anti-corruption commitment
- Strengthening oversight
- Avoiding gratuities and illegal levies
- Optimizing digital services
- Building a culture of integrity as a core character trait.
The mayor also praised the creativity of student participants and urged that anti-corruption exercise programs be implemented in all elementary and junior high schools as a form of character education.
He emphasized the importance of introducing anti-corruption education from an early age so it becomes deeply rooted in young generations.
“Schools already have informal anti-corruption activities packaged through games, apps, and other innovations to make them enjoyable,” Wahyu explained.
Contest Winners and Community Voices
Winners of the short video and poster contests came from junior high school students. Entries were judged on the strength of the message, visual creativity, and originality.
Prizes included trophies, certificates, and cash awards ranging from Rp1,000,000 to Rp1,700,000.
Zara, one of the poster design winners, said the event was highly beneficial.
“In my opinion, corruption is very harmful because it increases poverty,” she said, expressing hope that the government will continue strengthening anti-corruption programs.
Sari, resident who attended the event, stressed that anti-corruption education must begin early.
“So that from childhood we learn honesty and avoid corruption even in small matters,” she said.
She also hopes government services will become increasingly transparent and accountable.
“Hopefully Indonesia will continue to progress and corruption will decrease—ideally disappear altogether,” she added.
