ONE of the authors of the death penalty bill in the House of Representatives wants four more crimes to be punishable by death: plunder, human trafficking, economic sabotage and illegal recruitment.
Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro of Capiz made the push after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Jr. of Davao del Norte took back his pronouncement that the death penalty measure would be approved by Christmas. Debates on the revival of capital punishment have been moved to January 2017.
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