himself said, vengeance is mine and by this he meant he would met justice in accordance with his mysterious ways, through The 10 Commandments from which moral laws were taken. Death Penalty have been abolished since June 2006, through the enactment of RA 9346
December 7, 2016, the HoR introduced
HB 1 (reimposing death penalty) and got the nod of the justice committee member with a vote of 12-6-1 The re-imposition of Death Penalty is primarily anchored on Pres. Dutertes war on drugs campaign Crimes punishable by death: 1. Treason 2. Qualified Piracy 3. Qualified Bribery 4. Parricide 5. Murder 6. Infanticide 7. Rape 8. Kidnapping and serious illegal detention 9. Robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons 10. Destructive arson 11. Plunder 12. Planting evidence concerning illegal drugs 13. Drug-related crimes SIGNIFICANT ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE RE-IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY 1. Violation of International Treaties The Philippines is a signatory to the 2nd Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the abolition of death penalty which commits its members to abolish death penalty within its jurisdiction. The Philippines signed the 2nd Protocol on September 20, 2006 and it was ratified by the Senate on November 20, 2007.
As per Art. VII, Sec. 21 (1) of the Constitution No
treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred in by at least 2/3 of all the members of the senate.
Art. II, Sec. 2 of the Constitution- adopts the
generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land 2. Unconstitutional Art. II, Sec. 11 of 1987 Constitution - the States values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.
Art. III, Sec. 19(1) - Excessive fines shall not
be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall the death penalty be imposed, unless for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Last Feb. 27, 2017, the House majority bloc has agreed to only limit the crimes punishable by death to drug-related offenses only, with the exception of possession of illegal drugs.
The Human Rights Committee, a body of
independent experts to monitor the implementation of the ICCPR has determined that drug-related offenses did NOT met the threshold of most serious or heinous crimes 3. Judicial errors In the landmark case of People vs Echegaray, former SC Chief Justice Panganiban was of the opinion that Echegaray s penalty should have been reduced to reclusion perpetua since it was not proven during the trial that he was the father, steofather or grandfather of the victim, a qualifying circumstance for him to be meted the death penalty. Subsequently, in People vs Parazo, the accused a deaf, blind, mute and retarded was meted death sentence for rape and attempted homicide. The Court never bothered to ensure that he understood the proceeding against him. His multiple disabilities were never mentioned in court not even his lawyer A study conducted by the University of Westminster-based Center of Capital Punishment Studies observed that in most cases of wrongful sentences, the letter of the law is often ignored, either because documentary evidence does not exist or because the presiding judge is ignorant of the law. In People vs. Mateo (July 2004), SC acknowledged the judicial error rate of 71.77% on death penalty cases. 4. Not proven deterrent to heinous crimes According to report by Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (2003), since the dawn of RA 7659 in December 28, 1993 the crime volume from 1992 to 2006 fluctuated from time to time, most notably in 1998 to 1999 wherein the crime volume increased from 71, 576 to 82, 538 Humans, by the way, tend to think highly of themselves, and generally value human life more than any other living organism -Agon Regard
William E. Eddins-Deposition of Investigator Randy Crowder From State Attorney Bill Eddins Office--Illegal Bonus Scheme of Bill Eddins EXPOSED by candidate for Okaloosa County Sheriff, Austin Sheridan Lowrey II