The Philippine Supreme Court reaffirmed the death sentence...

The Philippine Supreme Court reaffirmed the death sentence on Gerry H. Ebio, a man convicted of raping his daughter in Sorsogon in June 2000, after he had questioned the tribunal's previous ruling affirming his sentence due to a lack of quorum.
"[Ebio] is clutching at straws. He was convicted on the basis of the evidence presented by the prosecution and not on his guilty plea," the tribunal said.
The court did not rule on the constitutional question on the number of justices required to constitute a quorum when the high court holds an en banc session.
On September 7, the tribunal recalled its October 2002 decision affirming Ebio's death sentence after he pointed out that only seven of the 14 high court justices signed the ruling affirming his conviction. The seven other justices were on leave at that time.
After re-deliberation, the Court said the Sorsogon Regional Trial Court was correct in finding Ebio guilty beyond reasonable doubt and in sentencing him to death.