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Texas poised to execute autistic man for ‘shaken baby’ death

Washington, United States—Barring a successful last-minute appeal, the US state of Texas will execute an autistic man this week whose murder conviction was based on...

‘Cha-cha, divorce, death penalty bills not priorities’

Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday said pending bills on Charter change (Cha-cha) will be placed in the back burner, while measures to bring...

Barbers seeks revival of death penalty law

A lawmaker on Thursday called on Congress to reconsider proposals to revive the death penalty following a shooting incident at the Makati EDSA tunnel. Surigao...

Japan prosecutors seek death penalty for anime studio arson suspect: reports

Japanese prosecutors on Thursday sought the death penalty for the man charged over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people,...

Death penalty eyed for Chinese convicted of drug crimes in PH

At least two congressmen are batting for the imposition of the death penalty, but only on Chinese nationals convicted by Philippine courts for drug...

Texas man executed after over 30 years on death row

HOUSTON, Texas – A Texas man who spent more than 30 years on death row for a murder he committed during a robbery when...

‘Love letters’ from death row: Pre-execution photo shoots

"Usually taken against a pale-green flowery backdrop, the photos offer a glimpse into the last days of the condemned" SINGAPORE—Death row inmate Nazeri Lajim beams...

Revilla visits Daguinsin wake, pushes to restore death penalty for heinous crimes

Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. on Tuesday visited the wake of Queen Leanne Daguinsin, the 23-year-old De La Salle University-Dasmarinas graduating student who was murdered...

Revilla wants to bring back death penalty

Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. yesterday renewed his call for the restoration of capital punishment following the death of a Dela Salle student who...

Solon urges embassies to assist OFWs facing charges in Muslim countries

Rep. Ron Salo of KABAYAN party-list on Monday urged Philippine embassies in Muslim countries—where there are overseas Filipinos (OFWs) incarcerated or facing the death...

California farm shooting suspect could face death penalty: prosecutor

The man accused of killing seven fellow farmworkers and wounding another in California could face the death penalty if convicted of multiple murder charges,...

‘Reviving death penalty won’t lower crime rates’

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has rejected the idea of the death penalty as a way to lower crime rates in the Philippines, saying the...

Branson nixes death penalty Singapore debate

Singapore—British tycoon Richard Branson has rejected an invitation to debate Singapore’s interior minister on the death penalty but doubled down on criticism that grew...

CHR cites PBBM views on capital punishment

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday lauded the remarks and insights of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that there are practical and moral...
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