President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday. AP PHOTO

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is likely to certify as urgent the bill seeking to reinstate the death penalty, since he pitched it during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), his spokesman said on Tuesday.

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