Philippines 2000
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Philippines in 2000
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld a death penalty sentence for...
The Supreme Court upheld a death penalty sentence for Henry Lagarto and Ernesto CorderoVictim Alquiza
- JANUARY 25, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Z
Senator Robert Z
- JANUARY 5, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Briton Albert Wilson, 47, who was on death row for...
Briton Albert Wilson, 47, who was on death row for child rape, was freed after the Supreme Court squashed his conviction
- JANUARY 4, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Alex Bartolome, 41, was executed by lethal injection...
Alex Bartolome, 41, was executed by lethal injection shortly after dawn
- JANUARY 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under legislation passed in 1993, seven people have...
Under legislation passed in 1993, seven people have been executed by lethal injection for various "heinous crimes