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Church's prison ministry tells lawmakers: Reject Duterte's death penalty call

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 03:42 PM

MANILA - The Catholic Church's prison ministry is urging lawmakers to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's renewed plea to reinstate the death penalty.  Read more »

Duterte to get 'fair fight' on death penalty revival: Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 11:22 AM

The President renewed his call for capital punishment during his State of the Nation Address on Monday, as the 18th Congress opened with more of his allies elected to Senate. Read more »

Zubiri sees 'conscience vote' on death penalty revival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 09:39 AM

Lawmakers will vote on the restoration of death penalty based on conscience, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri says, after President Rodrigo Duterte renewed his call to revive capital punishment. Read more »

Will it pass? 'Numbers about even' on death penalty vote - Zubiri

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 12:47 PM

The number of votes on the measure seeking to reinstate death penalty are "about even," Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri said Wednesday. Read more »

PDEA: Alisin ang korupsiyon bago ibalik ang death penalty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:34 PM

Kailangan daw maalis muna ang korupsiyon at maayos ang sistema ng hudikatura bago ibalik ang death penalty.  Read more »

Bong Revilla 'personally' supports death penalty for plunder, drug trafficking cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:29 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla on Tuesday said he "personally supports" President Rodrigo Duterte's call to reinstate capital punishment for high-level illegal drug trafficking and plunder. Read more »

Death penalty 'strong deterrent' against drug-related crimes: PDEA

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:18 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday said death penalty will serve as a "strong deterrent against crimes related to illegal drugs" after President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to reinstate capital punishment. Read more »

Senate divided on reinstating death penalty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 04:43 PM

The push may not be that easy as senators are divided on the matter. Read more »

Criminals to 'think twice' if death penalty is restored: justice chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:05 AM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday said death penalty "may somehow deter" serious crimes after President Rodrigo Duterte moved to reinstate the capital punishment. Read more »

Death penalty can pass Senate in 'squeaker' vote, says Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 10:43 AM

The proposed revival of death penalty may muster enough votes to squeak past the Senate, the leader of the chamber said Tuesday, following President Rodrigo Duterte's renewed call for the measure. Read more »

Poe: Duterte push for death penalty may pass in Senate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 01:33 AM

MANILA—Several lawmakers on Monday were at odds over President Rodrigo Duterte's fresh call to reinstate death penalty in the country. Read more »

Senators split on Duterte’s death penalty push

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:04 PM

MANILA - Senators are divided on President Rodrigo Duterte’s renewed push for death penalty for heinous crimes, citing different reservations on the reimposition of capital punishment. Read more »

Duterte tinulak ang death penalty, tinalakay ang West PH Sea sa SONA 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 09:51 PM

Ang pagbabalik sa parusang kamatayan ang isa sa mga tinalakay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang SONA.   Read more »

With supermajority in Congress, Duterte renews pitch to revive death penalty

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 12:27 AM

MANILA- With his allies dominating Congress, President Rodrigo Duterte renewed his pitch for the revival of death penalty. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga panukalang inaasahang tatrabahuhin sa 18th Congress

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 12:29 PM

Mga panukalang reporma sa buwis, charter change, at pagbabalik ng death penalty ang ilang kasama sa listahan. 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 »

How we kill: Notes on the death penalty in the Philippines

Joel F. Ariate Jr, VERA Files
Updated as of Jul 14 11:36 PM

A week after assuming office, neophyte senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa proposed the reinstatement of the death penalty. Read more »

Locsin on death penalty: It doesn’t work, it only degrades society

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 04:21 AM

As a few senators work to legislate capital punishment, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. believes the death penalty will not work the way lawmakers imagine it would. Read more »

Lacson on execution by firing squad: ‘Brutal naman masyado’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 10:46 PM

Senators Lacson and Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa have filed their respective bills seeking to reimpose the death penalty. Read more »

Dela Rosa: Why search for proof that death penalty deters crime?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 10:01 AM

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa took a swipe at critics of his bid for the revival of capital punishment Monday, saying searching for proof that it deters crime would lead the country nowhere. Read more »