Bill on death penalty for foreign nationals in drug-related crimes approved by House committee

The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs has endorsed for plenary passage of the proposed statute providing that foreign nationals caught violating Philippine laws be convicted and meted the harshest penalties, including death, that their countries’ laws impose.

“The committee approved the bill to deter foreign nationals from engaging in drug-related activities in the country,” Committee Chairman Vicente “Varf” Belmonte said in Committee Report No. 58 on HB 1213.