Philippines 1999
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Philippines in 1999
- DECEMBER 18, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution...
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution of Alex Bartolome scheduled for January 4, 2000
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Philippines said his country could not support any resolution calling for the progressive abolition of capital p
- OCTOBER 26, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
But on October 26, 1999, Estrada upheld the death sentence...
But on October 26, 1999, Estrada upheld the death sentence on another man who raped a provincial student and killed her, smashing her face with concrete blocks to hide her identity
- OCTOBER 25, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted...
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted of stabbing a taxi driver and robbing him, was executed in Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 14, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On October 14, the President commuted to life in prison...
On October 14, the President commuted to life in prison the death penalty sentences of the 3 men who raped a rural schoolteacher before strangling her to death
- OCTOBER 8, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Filipino Carlito Soriya was beheaded...
On October 8, Filipino Carlito Soriya was beheaded in the western city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, for stabbing Ali Hamza al-Mizayni to death following a dispute
- OCTOBER 6, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On October 6, the President halted Esparas' execution...
On October 6, the President halted Esparas' execution by commuting the death sentence imposed by a trial court
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina...
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina Esparas' execution for 20 days to allow the newly created "Conscience Committee" to study her case
- SEPTEMBER 13, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On September 13, the Government disclosed that a 10-year-old...
On September 13, the Government disclosed that a 10-year-old boy was the youngest of 12 children under 14 who are accused of rape
- AUGUST 18, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On August 18, President Estrada announced that all...
On August 18, President Estrada announced that all executions would be suspended until a "Conscience Committee" had been set up to review the cases of prisoners scheduled for execution
- AUGUST 16, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On 16, 17 and 18 August, Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal,...
On 16, 17 and 18 August, Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal, Edwin Mendoza were scheduled for execution by lethal injection, but were given a 30- day presidential reprieve
- AUGUST 16, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, a court ordered prison officials to execute...
On August 16, a court ordered prison officials to execute by lethal injection Josefina Esparas, 45, a woman convicted of a drug offense
- JULY 22, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999,...
The Philippines signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penal
- JULY 7, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On July 7, Dante Piandiong, Jesus Moralles and Archie...
On July 7, Dante Piandiong, Jesus Moralles and Archie Bulan were executed
- JUNE 25, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, Eduardo Agbayani, who was convicted of...
On June 25, Eduardo Agbayani, who was convicted of the incestuous rape of his daughter was executed
- APRIL 28, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines abstained from the resolution on the...
The Philippines abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 8, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On April 8, a Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to...
On April 8, a Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to death in Saudi Arabia for killing a Thai co-worker
- MARCH 4, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On March 4, Melody Zacarias-Dass a 36-year-old Filipino...
On March 4, Melody Zacarias-Dass a 36-year-old Filipino woman, who was suspected of having killed her sons, was charged with two counts of murder and could face the death penalty in Singapore
- FEBRUARY 27, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On 27 February, Sen
On 27 February, Sen
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme...
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide to ensure that "pauper" litigants in capital cases are given competent lawyers
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected...
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution, and Leo Echegaray was put to death at 3 p
- JANUARY 30, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 30, a senator said courts had sentenced...
On January 30, a senator said courts had sentenced 51 men to death
- JANUARY 26, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
But on January 26 the Supreme Court said the scheduled...
But on January 26 the Supreme Court said the scheduled February 5 execution by lethal injection could proceed because Congress had been given a chance to review a law that reimposed the death penalty in 1994, and had decided not to do so
- JANUARY 21, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 21, defense lawyers asked the Supreme Court...
On January 21, defense lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling
- JANUARY 20, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 20, trial judge Thelma Ponferrada set February...
On January 20, trial judge Thelma Ponferrada set February 5 as the date for Echegaray's execution but ordered prison officials not to divulge it to him until just hours before his execution by lethal injection at the National Bilibid Prison in Manila
- JANUARY 19, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, after a marathon 10-hour session, the...
On January 19, after a marathon 10-hour session, the House of Representatives approved a resolution by Rep
- JANUARY 10, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop...
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop and one of the most influential leaders in the largely Roman Catholic country, urged the people to seek guidance from the Vatican's teachings opposing the death penalty
- JANUARY 4, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo...
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo Echegaray's execution the Supreme Court (8 to 5) ordered it be delayed until after June 15, 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao,...
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao, rejected a law proposed by Sen
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur...
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions that since the reintroduction of the death penalty over 820 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Philippines (E/CN