Philippines 2004
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News on Philippines in 2004
- JANUARY 16, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to suspend the execution by lethal injection of convicted kidnappers Robert Lara and Roderick Licayan on January 30, following the arrest of two key suspects in the original kidnapping case
- JANUARY 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003
- JANUARY 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003
- JANUARY 12, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was not inclined...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was not inclined to heed the request of Public Attorney's Office (PAO) to stay the executions of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two convicted kidnappers who were scheduled to die via lethal injection on January 30, Pr
- JANUARY 9, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she may restore...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she may restore the moratorium on the death penalty should the execution of two death row convicts at the end of January serve its purpose of teaching kidnap-for-ransom groups a lesson and deterring crime
- JANUARY 6, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines was due to execute its first convicts...
The Philippines was due to execute its first convicts in January since lifting a nearly four-year moratorium on the death penalty, Bureau of Corrections chief Dionisio Santiago said