The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday vowed to continue its efforts to block the passage of the death penalty bill.

“We will not give up in engaging lawmakers in working for justice that heals and respects the dignity of the human person,” Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, said in a statement.

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