THE no votes have been cast, but the deputy speaker and lawmakers who rejected the death penalty bill have not been kicked out, yet.

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had warned that he will remove from their posts those who will vote against the passage of House Bill 4727 that seeks to impose capital punishment. The measure was resoundingly approved

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