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Lacson urges Pacquiao to not rush vote on death penalty

Senator Panfilo Lacson advised Senator Manny Pacquiao to give more time in learning the stance of his colleagues in the proposed death penalty bill, instead of...

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Duterte entrusts fate of death penalty bill to Senate

President Rodrigo Duterte is entrusting the fate of the death penalty bill to the Senate, Malacañang said on Tuesday. “He leaves it to Congress. He has...

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Pangilinan commits to stop passage of death penalty bill in Senate

MANILA—Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday committed to stop the passage of the death penalty bill in the Senate after the House of Representatives approved on third...

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CBCP saddened by passage of death penalty bill at lower house

MANILA—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. In a statement, CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas...

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3rd reading approval of death penalty bill violates Constitution — lawmaker MANILA, March 7 (PNA) — The scheduled third reading approval of the death penalty bill on Tuesday violates the three-day notice rule prescribed in the 1987 Constitution, an opposition lawmaker at the House of Representatives said. In a press conference on Tuesday, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said the third and final reading on House Bill No. 4727, seeking to restore death penalty, is “premature” since it violates Section 26 (2) of Article VI of the Constitution. “No bill passed by either House shall become a law unless it has passed three readings on separate days and printed copies thereof in its final form had been distributed to its Members three days before its passage, except when the President certifies to the necessity of its immediate enactment,” the Constitution read. Lagman likewise said that the schedule of the bill’s approval is unlawful under the House rules, which provides that: “no bill or joint resolution shall become law unless it passes three readings on separate days and printed copies thereof in its final form are distributed to the Members three days before its passage”. Lagman said that the printed copies were reportedly distributed to the congressmen’s offices last Thursday and Friday, noting that such distribution was “unavailing and not compliant” with the constitutional provision. “The alleged distribution last Thursday is fatally defective because on Thursdays, Representatives are not in their respective offices because most of them go home to their respective districts for constituency work and some have appointments with government officials concerning their districts, while Fridays are non-working days in the House of Representatives,” Lagman explained. Lagman said the third and final reading of HB 4727 should be next week. “Counting the three-day rule from Monday, and pursuant to the computation that the first day is excluded while the last day is included, the third day will still be on Thursday,” Lagman said. “Consequently, the third reading is seasonable starting Friday, but Friday is not a session day,” he added.

MANILA—The scheduled third reading approval of the death penalty bill on Tuesday violates the three-day notice rule prescribed in the 1987 Constitution, an opposition lawmaker at...

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Alvarez eyes piecemeal approach for other crimes not included in death penalty bill

MANILA –Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday said the House of Representatives may still introduce other heinous crimes punishable by death through a piecemeal approach in subsequent...

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Solon slams railroading of death penalty bill

MANILA—Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Thursday slammed the alleged “railroading” of the death penalty bill which has already hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives....

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LP senators in ‘no rush’ to pass death penalty bill in Senate

MANILA—Some senators belonging to the Liberal Party (LP) on Thursday said they are in “no rush” to pass the death penalty bill in the Senate, unlike...

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Death penalty bill to include safeguard mechanisms for accused individuals—Fariñas

MANILA—House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said on Wednesday that proposed amendments to the death penalty bill will include safeguard mechanisms to guarantee individuals accused of committing...

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Alvarez stands firm on death penalty for plunder amid anomalous PAGCOR deal

MANILA –House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday said he has more reason to retain plunder in the list of crimes punishable by capital punishment in the...