The death penalty is again being considered as a deterrent for
those committing heinous crimes.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in his 4th State of the
Nation Address has called for the Congress to pass such legislation that will
make death penalty operational again in the country.
The lead agency in government that is tasked to curb or eliminate
illegal drugs in the country has voiced its full support to the move of the
President. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is of the belief that
it will serve as a strong deterrent
against crimes related to illegal drugs.
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“Foreign
and local drug offenders, especially drug protectors and coddlers who were
found guilty of manufacturing, trafficking, and pushing of dangerous drugs,
warrant the capital punishment,” PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino said in
a statement on Wednesday.
“Offenders
of heinous crimes fueled by illegal drugs, like rape, also deserve the
state-sanctioned execution,” he added.
According to the PDEA Director
general, the more uncompromising and tough the law is, the harder it is
to break.
“Death
penalty, not life imprisonment, must be imposed on all international and local
drug traffickers to send a strong message not to turn our country into a
business hub for illegal drugs. They tend to capitalize on our laws where the
maximum penalty is less harsh.”
The President in his SONA calls out the help of Congress for the reimposition of death penalty for heinous crimes caused by illegal drugs, and plunder.
According
to the Chief Executive, the drug problem will not be solved unless corruption
is eliminated.
“Illegal
drugs, criminality and corruption are social menaces that go hand in hand. Get
rid of one problem, the other two can no longer survive,” Aquino said.
“If
you have done something evil, you have to pay. We are not promoting a cycle of
violence. However, it is morally justified in imposing death penalty to people
who seek to destroy the lives of the Filipinos, most especially our youth,” the
PDEA chief stressed.
Death Penalty in the PH (timeline)
1993 – under Republic Act 7659 capital punishment was restored during;
the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos.
1996 - Republic Act 8177 was passed, prescribing the use of lethal
injection as the
method of carrying out capital punishment.
2006 - Under the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo she
signed
Republic Act 9346, which abolished the death penalty and
downgraded the maximum penalty for crimes to reclusion perpetua
(imprisonment of up to 40 years) and life imprisonment.
2016 – present, President Duterte has pushed for its reinstatement
since
the start of the
presidential campaign and was also mentioned in
the 2017 SONA. His
to allies in the Senate, Senators
Bong Go and Ronald Dela Rosa has made it public that they will
push for its reimposition.
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