The death penalty has finally been restored in the Philippines on Wednesday, December 7 by the House Justice committee with 12-6-1 votes.
The death penalty was last abolished in 2006 during president Gloria Arroyo’s term.
This is how House Justice Committee voted:
In favor
Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Ilocos Norte 1st District
Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro, Capiz 2nd District
Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, Cebu 3rd District
Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin, AMBIS-OWA
Arthur Defensor Jr, Iloilo 3rd District
Juan Pablo Bondoc, Pampanga 4th District
Victoria Noel, An Waray
Ruwel Gonzaga, Compostela Valley 2nd District
Carlos Uybarreta, 1-CARE
Vicente Veloso, Leyte 3rd District
Divina Yu, Zamboanga del Sur 1st District
Not in favor
Kaka Bag-ao, Dinagat Islands
Jose Christopher Belmonte, Quezon City 6th District
Juliet Ferrer, Negros Occidental 4th District
Lawrence Fortun, Agusuan del Norte 1st District
Ramon Rocamora, Siquijor
Carlos Zarate, Bayan Muna
Abstain: Anthony Bravo, COOP-NATCCO
The following crimes that are punishable by death penalty through hanging, firing squad or lethal injection.
- Treason
- Piracy in general and mutiny on the high seas or in Philippine waters
- Qualified piracy
- Qualified bribery
- Parricide
- Murder
- Infanticide
- Rape
- Kidnapping and serious illegal detention
- Robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons
- Destructive arson
- Plunder
- Importation of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
- Sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursor and essential chemicals
- Maintenance of a den, dive or resort where any dangerous drug is used or sold in any form
- Manufacture of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
- Possession of dangerous drugs
- Cultivation or culture of plants classified as dangerous drugs or are sources thereof
- Unlawful prescription of dangerous drugs
- Criminal liability of a public officer or employee for misappropriation, misapplication or failure to account for the confiscated, seized and/or surrendered dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, instruments/ paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment including the proceeds or properties obtained from the unlawful act committed.
- Criminal liability for planting evidence
- Carnapping