Member of Parliament Augusto Syjuco stated that the...

Member of Parliament Augusto Syjuco stated that the sale, manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines should be classified as a crime punishable by death through lethal injection. "The distribution of fake drugs in the market has been a problem since time immemorial and no amount of raid or closure of drug stores could put an end to this criminal act," Syjuco said. Syjuco vowed to file a bill that would impose the death penalty on the guilty.