PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 27, 2020, urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as...
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 27, 2020, urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act , revive the death penalty via lethal injection, and facilitate economic recovery by passing another tax reform bill that will benefit the corporate sector.He thanked Congress for quickly passing the first Bayanihan measure, the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act which expired on June 25, 2020.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier Monday said the Senate will prioritize this measure in its session Tuesday, July 28. It will also remove the power of law enforcers to arrest or penalize individuals who violate quarantine policies.Duterte also reiterated his call for the passage of the death penalty via lethal injection, particularly for crimes provided under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.“This bill will help us deter criminality and save our children posed by the illegal and dangerous drugs,” he added.
In 2017, the House passed House Bill 4272 which seeks the reimposition of the death penalty. It was submitted to the Senate. The administration has been criticized here and abroad over its bloody drug war which resulted in the killing of thousands of drug suspects. It said a total of 18,582 barangays out of the 42,045 villages in the Philippines have already been cleared from illegal drugs during the said period.
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