The death penalty bill is unlikely to pass in the Senate, according to a count by Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Pacquiao, who filed three separate bills for the revival of the death penalty, exuded confidence. Wisdom of death penaltyHe said he would explain to his colleagues the wisdom of restoring the death penalty. That’s the solution, not the death penalty,” he said. What is now our moral ascendancy to ask for clemency wherein our government imposes the death penalty?”

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 08, 2017 16:07 UTC