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.
Latest news
- JANUARY 28, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD IN FILIPINA’S WILFUL MURDER
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals affirmed the death penalty on a Filipino charged with the premeditated killing of a woman compatriot over a year ago in a fit of jealousy rage.
- JANUARY 14, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SOLON SAYS DEATH PENALTY DOES NOT DETER HEINOUS CRIMES
North Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Bernardo Piñol Jr. said he was against moves by other lawmakers to restore the death penalty for cases involving illegal drugs in the Philippines.
- JANUARY 13, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
- JANUARY 12, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
- JANUARY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
- JANUARY 10, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress
- JANUARY 9, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DEATH PENALTY BILL REVIVED AT SENATE
a bill reimposing the death penalty is being revived at the Philippine Senate by Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri.
- JANUARY 8, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the controversial drug case involving three suspects from wealthy families sparked moves in the Philippine House of Representatives to revive the death penalty for drug traffickers
the controversial drug case involving three suspects from wealthy families sparked moves in the Philippine House of Representatives to revive the death penalty for drug traffickers
- JANUARY 8, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
former Philippine president Joseph Estrada joined calls to revive the death penalty, only for convicted illegal drug pushers and users
former Philippine president Joseph Estrada joined calls to revive the death penalty, only for convicted illegal drug pushers and users
- JANUARY 1, 2009PhilippinesDEATH 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.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO APPEALS FOR 3 DEATH ROW OFWS
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo met Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in a bid to stay the execution of three Filipinos convicted of killing fellow Filipinos in Jeddah.
- OCTOBER 28, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SOTTO PROPOSES RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
former Filippino senator Vicente "Tito’’ C. Sotto III, now chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), said he will work for the re-imposition of the death penalty for those convicted for illegal drugs trafficking and capital offenses, including heinous
- OCTOBER 24, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COURT GIVES FILIPINA TIME TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
Taiwan’s Court of Appeals granted overseas Filipino worker Cecilia Armia Alcaraz, a.k.a. Nemencia Panaglima, sufficient time to appeal her death sentence, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SC AFFIRMS COMMUTATION OF FOUR DEATH SENTENCES
the Supreme Court of the Philippines affirmed the commutation of the death sentences of Millano Muit, Sergio Pancho Jr., Rolando Dequillo, and Romeo Pancho, who kidnapped Engr. Ignacio Earl Ong, son-in-law of businessman John Gokongwei
- OCTOBER 20, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
'CHANCES OF GETTING REMAINS OF OFW BEHEADED IN SAUDI SLIM'
the Philippine government submitted a request asking Saudi Arabian authorities to repatriate the remains of overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya who was beheaded last October 14, 2008.
- OCTOBER 19, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE METED OUT ON PINAY IN TAIWAN
the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) appealed to the Taiwan courts in the case of Nemencia Armia, a Filipino woman convicted of murder and robbery and sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 15, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
40 FILIPINOS OVERSEAS FACE DEATH PENALTY: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
a total of 40 Filipinos overseas are facing the death penalty in various countries, a government official of the
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS FILIPINO FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced that Venancio Ladion...
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW EXECUTED IN SAUDI THOUGHT HE WAS TO BE FREED
overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya, who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, thought he was about to be released, according to family.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GROUP CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 3 KAPAMPANGAN
Migrante International (Migrante) lamented conflicting statements from the Philippines government on the fate of three Kapampangan natives from Mexico town...
- OCTOBER 1, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TAIWANESE WOMAN FOR CASH
a Taiwanese court sentenced a Filipino woman to death for killing a Taiwan woman for money. The Kaohsiung District Court in southern Taiwan passed the sentence on Armia Menecia Panaglima, 39, in the killing of Chiu Mei-yun, 48, in Kaohsiung on September 1
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ESCUDERO COOL ON ENDORSING RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
in the Philippines, the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is not inclined to support a measure that seeks to reimpose capital punishment.
- JULY 23, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. FILIPINA NOT SENTENCED TO DEATH, SAYS AMBASSADOR
Ricardo Endaya, Ambassador of the Philippines to Kuwait, stated in an interview with Al Watan Daily that, contrary to reports published by a local English daily, Jakatia Pawa, a Filipina domestic worker accused of murdering the daughter of her employer, w
- JULY 21, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of a lower court, which sentenced a Filipina housemaid identified as Jakatia Mandon Pawa, 31, of Zamboanga del Norte, to capital punishment for the premeditated murder of her sponsor’s 20 year old daughter a
- JULY 8, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI EMIR COMMUTES FILIPINO’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
the death sentence of May Vecina, a Filipino overseas worker sentenced to death for killing her six year old ward in Kuwait, was commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- JULY 1, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three overseas Filipino workers...
three overseas Filipino workers...
- MAY 27, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EFFORTS TO SAVE DEATH-ROW FILIPINOS
the Filipino Ambassador to Kuwait, Ricardo Endaya, talked to the Arab Times about three Filipinos, Bienvenido Espino Jr, May Vecina and Jakatia Pawa, who are awaiting the death sentence in Kuwait.
- MAY 20, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DEATH PENALTY NO SOLUTION TO HEINOUS CRIMES
the death penalty is not the solution to heinous crimes
- MAY 20, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: BISHOP: DEATH PENALTY A 'COSMETIC SOLUTION' TO CRIMES
Bishop Pedro Arigo, head of the Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care of the Catholic Church in the Philippines said killing criminals will not address the root cause of crimes.
- MAY 19, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ZUBIRI, LACSON WANT TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
two senators in the Philippines called for the restoration of the death ...