Tag Archives: death-penalty

Calls to Reimpose the Death Penalty

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

There are talks about the re-imposition of the death penalty because of the increased incidence of heinous crimes in the past weeks. No less than the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) mentioned that it might help in deterring more crimes. Read more »

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Extrajudicial Killings and Shoot-to-Kill Orders

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

There are a number of issues and statements that stand out in the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III [see full transcript of original Filipino speech or the full text of English translation]. We’ll pick up an issue or two during our down time, maybe during the rare 4-day long weekend in August (National Heroes Day is August 29, a Monday, while the end of Ramadan is August 30). Read more »

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Bringing Back the Death Penalty

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Atty. Fred| 25 Comments

As reported in BBC News, the United States Supreme Court stopped the execution of a death convict, pending a determination if the chemicals to be used in the execution would cause pain (based on the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment). The challenge, however, is not based on the argument that the death penalty per se is unconstitutional. Read more »

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