Philippines 2002
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News on Philippines in 2002
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
- MARCH 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines criticized Sen
- MARCH 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman...
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said, in reaction to moves in Congress to abolish the death penalty, that the government should execute one or two convicts on death row
- MARCH 17, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo Wycoco said that NBI strongly opposed a Senate move to abolish the death penalty law
- MARCH 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed...
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed in both chambers of Congress as some of its most vocal proponents have changed their minds
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death...
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death Penalty Law abolished, Senator Rodolfo Biazon is for its retention
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous...
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 on third and final reading after marathon sessions
- MARCH 13, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Four Philippines congressmen rejected the Senate proposal...
Four Philippines congressmen rejected the Senate proposal seeking to abolish the death penalty and announced plans to gather signatures for a resolution supporting the full implementation of capital punishment
- MARCH 12, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senators seeking the repeal of the Death Penalty Law...
Senators seeking the repeal of the Death Penalty Law denied the bill they filed was meant to benefit jailed ex-President Joseph Estrada, under trial for plunder
- MARCH 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen senators filed a bill to repeal the Death Penalty...
Fifteen senators filed a bill to repeal the Death Penalty Law and replace capital punishment with 30 years of imprisonment without parole as a penalty for heinous crimes
- MARCH 4, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked...
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked an uproar by ordering his entire defence team to quit his corruption trial, said he is sure of getting the death penalty and no lawyer could save him
- MARCH 3, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers...
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers "too high" the 99 grams of shabu that the Senate has proposed as the minimum number for imposing the death penalty on anyone caught in possession of the drug
- FEBRUARY 27, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Gregorio Honasan said he will propose the death...
Senator Gregorio Honasan said he will propose the death penalty against law enforcers and government officials who are found to be selling firearms to criminal syndicates
- FEBRUARY 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
To show the government's resolve in stamping out the...
To show the government's resolve in stamping out the drug menace, the Senate passed a bill that seeks to punish with a lethal injection anyone caught with at least 99 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Congress is well on the way to replacing...
The Philippines Congress is well on the way to replacing the 30-year-old Dangerous Drugs Act with a far more stringent measure that includes the death penalty for possession of a mere five grams of marijuana resin and other illegal drugs
- FEBRUARY 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Human rights advocates accused the military for allegedly...
Human rights advocates accused the military for allegedly violating the rights of five New People's Army rebels who were killed in an encounter in Quirino
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Santos Gil of the Regional Trial Court Branch...
Judge Santos Gil of the Regional Trial Court Branch 6 in Tacloban City meted the death penalty on a 45-year-old man for killing a 4-year-old boy in August 1995
- FEBRUARY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It may not be perfectly legal, but 12 minors are on...
It may not be perfectly legal, but 12 minors are on death row, according to Bureau of Corrections records
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In celebration of the Day of the Hearts, 26 inmates...
In celebration of the Day of the Hearts, 26 inmates of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) tied the knot with no lesser personality than Justice Secretary Hernando B
- FEBRUARY 13, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A bill which aims to set comprehensive amendments to...
A bill which aims to set comprehensive amendments to the existing law on dangerous drugs is ready for floor debates, Rep
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Pasig City court sentenced a man to die by lethal...
A Pasig City court sentenced a man to die by lethal injection for the abduction of a Chinese businessman in 1998
- FEBRUARY 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The use of ecstasy, a prohibited drug said to be popular...
The use of ecstasy, a prohibited drug said to be popular among the affluent, will soon be among the list of offences meriting the death penalty, Senate President Franklin M
- JANUARY 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
About 300 members of militant groups in Nueva Ecija...
About 300 members of militant groups in Nueva Ecija demanded justice for the 24 victims of unsolved killings in three towns in Nueva Ecija
- JANUARY 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption called...
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption called on government to mete out the death penalty on seven Chinese arrested recently for allegedly running a shabu laboratory in San Juan
- JANUARY 19, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death by a...
An overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death by a Shariah Court in Oman in 1999 is safely back at home with his loved ones after he was pardoned by the Sultan of Oman at the close of the holy month of Ramadan
- JANUARY 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Lawyer and political analyst Emil P
Lawyer and political analyst Emil P
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH 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, 2002PhilippinesDEATH 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, 2002PhilippinesDEATH 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