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Bilang ng mga nagpapabakuna tumaas kasabay ng pagdami ng active COVID cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 07:18 PM

Kasabay ng unti-unting pag-akyat ng aktibong COVID cases sa Metro Manila, dumami rin ang nagpapabakuna sa ilang mga LGU. Read more »

Oldest Texas death row inmate executed

François Picard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 03:36 PM

Texas executed its oldest death row inmate, a 78-year-old man convicted of killing a policeman more than 30 years ago during a routine traffic stop. Read more »

Texas executes man for 1991 double murder

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 04:48 PM

Rick Rhoades, 57, received a lethal injection at the Huntsville penitentiary, becoming the sixth person to be executed in the United States this year. Read more »

'Kailangang mapatay': Anti-corruption commissioner pushes for death penalty vs corrupt officials

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 12:23 PM

MANILA - The country’s anti-corruption chief on Saturday said anew there is need to impose capital punishment for corrupt officials.    Read more »

Gordon: International accord bars Philippines from reviving death penalty

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 10:37 PM

The Philippines signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1976 binding signatories to ensure that "every human being has the inherent right to life" and that "no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life." Read more »

Death penalty, gustong ibalik ni Pangulong Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 07:58 PM

Gusto ng Pangulo na maibalik ang parusang kamatayan para sa mga kasong may kinalaman sa droga.  Read more »

'Sapul ang mahihirap': Mga grupo nabulabog sa muling paghirit ni Duterte ng death penalty

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 06:59 PM

Ang Simbahang Katolika naman, tila may pasaring pa sa pamahalaan kung bakit death penalty ang nais unahin kesa sa pagtugon sa pandemya.  Read more »

Sotto says 'better chances' for death penalty revival after Duterte's 5th SONA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 11:27 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday said the passage of a law that would revive capital punishment in the Philippines has "better chances" after President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for the policy in his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read more »

Duterte bats for revival of death penalty even as pandemic continues to grip PH

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 08:11 PM

With two years left in power, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday renewed his push for the reimposition of death penalty in the country for crimes related to illegal drugs. Read more »

Fabunan antiviral drug not yet approved, prohibited by FDA, Palace reiterates

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:27 PM

Malacañang on Saturday reiterated that the Fabunan Antiviral Injection (FAI), which supposedly cures COVID-19, had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more »

DOH says ‘Fabunan Antiviral Injection’ still not registered with FDA, illegal to use

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:27 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health reminded the public on Tuesday that the so-called Fabunan Antiviral Injection for COVID-19 being posted about online cannot be used by the public because it has not even applied for registration. Read more »

Man convicted of killing ex-wife, boyfriend executed in US

Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 11:57 AM

A man convicted more than 2 decades ago of shooting and killing his ex-wife's boyfriend and then bludgeoning her to death with the shotgun he used was executed by lethal injection in Georgia on Wednesday. Read more »

PNP chief prefers death penalty by lethal injection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 11:05 AM

MANILA - The chief of the Philippine National Police prefers lethal injection as a civilized way to carry out capital punishment. Read more »

How we kill: Notes on the death penalty in the Philippines (Part 2)

Joel F. Ariate Jr, VERA Files
Posted at Jul 14 02:23 PM

The history of the death penalty in the Philippines in the 20th century is the history of the state’s pursuit to clinically execute convicts. Read more »