MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives justice committee has approved the proposed measure to reinstate death penalty in the country.
House Bill 1 or the Death Penalty Bill is now up for second reading.
READ: House body approves death penalty bill
Under the proposed measure, three methods may be used in executing the death penalty — hanging, firing squad or lethal injection.
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The following crimes will be punishable by the proposed death penalty:
- Treason
- Qualified piracy
- Qualified bribery
- Parricide
- Murder
- Infanticide
- Rape
- Kidnapping and serious illegal detention
- Robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons
- Destructive arson
- Plunder
- Importation of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
- Sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
- Maintenance of drug den
- Manufacture of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursor and essential chemicals
- Possession of dangerous drugs
- Cultivation or culture of plants classified as dangerous drugs
- Unlawful prescription of dangerous drugs
- Criminal liability of public officer for misappropriation, misapplication or failure to account for the confiscated seized or surrendered drugs
- Criminal liability for planting evidence
- Carnapping
— Patricia Lourdes Viray