Philippines
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao,...
- News items in the archive
- 556
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Philippines is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 556 news items on Philippines, from 1999 to today.
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- FEBRUARY 20, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 78 FILIPINO'S ON DEATH ROW IN CHINA
Filipino Foreign Assistant Secretary J. Eduardo Malaya said that there were 78 Filipino's on currently death row in China for drug smuggling. The DFA also said 72 other Filipinos facing death sentences had been given two-year reprieves.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DELAYS EXECUTION OF PHILIPPINE DRUG MULES
China postponed the execution of three Filipinos found guilty of drug smuggling.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE 3 PINOYS AS DRUG TRAFFICKERS
three Filipinos convicted for drug trafficking in China had their death sentences upheld by the Supreme People's Court, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said.
- JANUARY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN’S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Judge Mahmud, Yunus and Hj Ma’ah of the Court of Appeal in Kota
- JANUARY 1, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: ANOTHER FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS IN CHINA
Filipino Vice President Jejomar Binay learnt that a Filipina had been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Filipino pub singer Jacqueline Quiamno, 25, to death for trafficking in 3.903kg of cocaine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on June 28, 2005.
- OCTOBER 11, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FILIPINA GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN INDONESIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman found in possession of 2.6 kilograms of heroin was sentenced to death by a lower court in Yogyakarta court, Indonesia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) belatedly reported. She was arrested at Yogyakarta Airport on April 25.
- JULY 19, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 102 ACTIVE OFW DEATH PENALTY CASES
as of July 2010, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring 102 active death penalty cases around the world.
- MAY 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINOY SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI FILES APPEAL
overseas Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta, from Pampanga province...
- MAY 1, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JEDDAH
an overseas Filipino worker was sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for killing an Indian national and wounding another in February 2009, a report the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said. Alberto del Rosario has appealed to the Court of Ca
APRIL 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: OFW SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LANDLORD
a Filipino male overseas worker identified only as Joseph from Mexico, Pampanga, was sentenced
- APRIL 6, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 OFWs SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI
overseas Filipino workers Victorino Gaspar Jr., Paul Miquibas, and Edgardo Genetiano were found guilty of killing and robbing Filipino worker Raymundo Dimaculangan in Jeddah by the Jizan General Shari'ah Court in Saudi Arabia and were sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
JANUARY 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUG MULE'S DEATH VERDICT AFFIRMED BY SUPREME COURT
the Malaysian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Filipino Nelson Tanoja, 55, for smuggling 508.6
- JANUARY 20, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINA'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Filipina housemaid Jakatia Pawa for killing her employer's 22-year-old daughter.
- JANUARY 1, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 26, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA LISTS 85 DEATH ROW CASES ABROAD
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr said that of the 85 death penalty cases involving Philippine overseas workers, 15 are murder-related and 60 are drug related.
- DECEMBER 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NO BEHEADING OF FILIPINO COUPLE IN SAUDI—DFA
a Filipino couple who were supposed to have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia on December 11 are alive and in jail as their case is still under investigation, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR OFW
the Kuwait Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence of Philippine national Bienvenido Espino, Jr, for killing compatriot Jhias Gumapac on October 30, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 4 FILIPINO DRUG MULES FACE DEATH SENTENCES IN CHINA
a Philippine diplomat said four nationals were on death row in China for drug offences.
- AUGUST 28, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN SC PUTS FATE OF OFW ALCARAZ ON HOLD
Taiwan’s Supreme Court cancelled the commutation of Filipino worker Cecilia Alcaraz’s death sentence, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. Alcaraz allegedly robbed and killed her employer Jum Mei Yung on September 12, 2007.
- AUGUST 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FILIPINO COUPLE'S DEATH PENALTY UPHELD
the appeal by a Filipino couple sentenced to death in Malaysia on April 27, 2008, was unanimously rejected by the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal.
- JULY 20, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO: NO TO REVIVAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Deputy Philippine presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remains firm on her pro-life stance.
- JUNE 27, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 22 PINOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
twenty-two Filipinos were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in China.
- MAY 20, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: PINOY ON DEATH ROW IN KUWAIT PARDONNED BY VICTIM'S FAMILY
an overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death by a Kuwaiti court for killing a compatriot may be spared, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- MAY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA NEGOTIATING 59 DEATH PENALTY CASES
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is actively monitoring and negotiating 59 death penalty cases, the majority of which are drug-related cases in China.
- MAY 4, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: COURT COMMUTES FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Taiwan High Court commuted the death sentence of handed down to Filipino citizen Cecilia Alcaraz, also known as Nemencia Armia, a 40 year, to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman was given the death penalty...
- JANUARY 30, 2009BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI SULTAN COMMUTES OFW DEATH PENALTY
the Sultan of Brunei commuted to life the death sentence of a Filipino worker who was convicted of murder.