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MANILA, Philippines — Should he get reelected as a senator, former top cop turned Sen. Bato dela Rosa will refile his bill seeking to impose the death penalty for high-level drug traffickers. In a statement on Tuesday,…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandauehanons have expressed varying opinions regarding the proposed House Bill imposing the death penalty on corrupt government officials. Anna Marie Igot, a resident of Barangay Mantuyong, expressed her opposition to corruption but believes…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will not prioritize the divorce and death penalty bills. Senate President Francis Escudero confirmed this after the upper chamber opened the third regular session of the 19th Congress on Monday ahead of President…
MANILA, Philippines — Following the call of President Rodrigo Duterte, the House Committee on Justice on Wednesday began tackling bills pushing for the revival of the death penalty for some heinous crimes even as the country struggles…
MANILA, Philippines — Catholic Church leaders maintained that capital punishment, in whatever form it comes, is never a deterrent to crime. “Studies have proven this time and again,” said Bishop Jose Baylon, who heads the Catholic Bishops’…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), supports the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to revive the death penalty. Duterte, in his fifth State of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu chapter of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has expressed opposition against President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the revival of the capital punishment, tagging the lobbied policy as “anti-poor.” Mr.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minutes after President Rodrigo Duterte vowed that the Philippine government “will not dodge” its obligation to protect human rights, the country’s top executive then asked the Congress to pass a law that would…
MANILA, Philippines—Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa believes that the reimposition of the death penalty can “cure” everything. Dela Rosa aired this sentiment when asked in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday if former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez should be qualified for early release…
MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic clergy on Tuesday led the opposition to the restoration of the death penalty being pushed anew by President Rodrigo Duterte, saying capital punishment did not deter crime and was a backward step…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s push for the reimposition of the death penalty in the country will boost the measure’s chances in the Senate, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa said Monday. “Malaki laki ang chance,” the former…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has made another push for the reimposition of the death penalty in the Philippines. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, Duterte recounted the May 2017 Marawi…
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