Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said the Liberal Party (LP) is against the reimposition of the death penalty, but it would not sanction its members who would vote for it. In an interview with reporters, Robredo said the Liberal Party has released its position against House Bill 4727 seeking to reimpose the death penalty. The Liberal Party members in the House of Representatives were decimated to only 32 members of the 290-strong chamber in the 17th Congress. The House version of the death penalty would be amended to limit the heinous crimes under death row to drug-related offenses, plunder, treason and rape. JEREAD: Solons torn between death penalty and international treaty

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2017 08:48 UTC