A Liberal Party (LP) solon highlighted on Wednesday the apparent double standard of the Executive branch when it comes to handling the implications of international laws in connection with the proposed bills calling for the return of death penalty and the erstwhile Anti-Terrorism Bill.
“Noong pinag-uusapan natin, pinag-dedebatihan natin ang Anti-Terror , one of the main reasons kung bakit natin inimplement yun is magiging in default tayo sa international obligation ,” Quezon City Rep. Jose Christopher “Kit” Belmonte said during a virtual hearing of the House Committee on Justice.
Wednesday’s hearing was the first by the Justice panel on the dozen or so House Bills seeking the reinstatement of death penalty, effectively repealing for the purpose Republic Act 9346 or the law prohibiting the imposition of death penalty in the Philippines. Belmonte tried to get “enlightenment” from Ty regarding the double standard that he has observed. “Ano ho ang basis na in one law, insisting sila na obligado tayo sa international obligation, pero dito naman ay hindi tayo obligado? ”
Ty further argued that while the 1986 Constitution itself allows the Philippines to impose the capital punishment, there needs to be some kind of reconcilation between local laws and international agreements. Rodriguez chided the DoJ for its self-admitted lack of certainty as to the repercussions of not honoring these binding international agreements.
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