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Friday, May 23, 2008 |
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Rights body opposes death penalty’s
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COMMISSION on Human Rights Chairperson Leila de
Lima opposed Thursday the call of some legislators to revive the
death penalty in the country, as she reaffirmed the commitment of
the commission to the right to life.“Reports of efforts to
resurrect the imposition of the death penalty in the country in the
light of the recent spate of killings and appalling criminal acts
resulting in deaths of several persons have constrained the
Commission on Human Rights to re-affirm its commitment to the right
to life,” de Lima said in a statement.
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Reyes debunks ‘Oplan Greenbase’
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Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said the contents of the “Oplan
Greenbase” documents, that the mutinous soldiers said drove them
to stage the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, are fake.
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De Venecia to be asked about Northrail
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Former Speaker Jose de Venecia will be asked about his role in the
Northrail contract should he appear before the Senate blue-ribbon
committee, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said Thursday.
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