Philippines 2001
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Philippines in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Cases decided by the Supreme Court have to be reviewed...
Cases decided by the Supreme Court have to be reviewed by the Presidential Conscience Committee, which was created by former President Joseph Estrada
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be...
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be reviewed by the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine penal code says defendants over the...
The Philippine penal code says defendants over the age of 70 are exempted from capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH 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, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Dangerous Drugs Act provides the maximum penalty...
The Dangerous Drugs Act provides the maximum penalty of death on those found in possession of the following quantities: 40 grams or more of opium; 40 grams or more of morphine; 200 grams or more of shabu; 40 grams of heroin; 750 grams or more of marijuana
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under legislation passed in 1994, seven people have...
Under legislation passed in 1994, seven people have been executed by lethal injection for various "heinous crimes