Leaders of the House of Representatives who oppose the proposed death penalty should stand their ground even at the risk of losing their post, Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo said on Thursday.
Robredo made the call a day after Speaker Panteleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte vowed to purge House leadership of anti-death penalty lawmakers by replacing deputy speakers who are against the restoration of capital punishment such as former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Rep. Rolando Andaya of Camarines Sur.
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