Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has filed House Bill 1543 which seeks to restore capital punishment for illegal drug-related offenses and other...
Singapore—Singapore hanged a drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite...
Despite his lack of any legislative experience, neophyte Senator Robin Padilla said Tuesday he is confident he can lead the Senate committee on constitutional...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson withdrew this week his authorship of a bill seeking to reinstitute the death penalty for heinous crimes.
In a letter to...
The Commission on Human Rights on Sunday said that it remains opposed to the return of capital punishment.
“Despite formidable efforts to reintroduce the death...
A Commission on Human Rights official on Wednesday said the President’s call for the reimposition of death penalty was baseless.
At a virtual hearing conducted...
