President Rodrigo Duterte has questioned the move of Congress to exclude plunder and rape from the list of crimes punishable by death penalty.

In an interview in Cagayan de Oro, Duterte said he will seek clarification from Congress why the two crimes were removed from the bill that seeks to revive the capital punishment.

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