2017 UPDATE: DEATH PENALTY REINSTATEMENT

Death Penalty - House Bill Number 4727

Punish perpetrators of certain drug-related crimes with either life imprisonment or death. The bill allows the execution to be done either through hanging, firing squad, or lethal injection.

Date: March 09, 2017

FINAL VOTE. A total of 272 out of 293 members of the House of Representatives showed up on March 7, 2017, for the 3^rd and final reading of the bill reintroducing the death penalty. 217 lawmakers voted yes in favor of the measure while 54 voted against it and 1 abstained.

Presiding Officer: Ilocos Sur 2nd District Representative and Deputy Speaker Eric Singson

Progression: After HB 4727’s approval on 3rd and final reading at the House, the measure will be transmitted to the Senate for another 3 readings.

The death penalty bill has been amended to limit its coverage to drug-related offenses, in a bid to support the administration’s bloody narcotics crackdown that has claimed over 7,000 lives.

RELEVANT INFO:

The bill as it has been amended excluded plunder, rape and treason from the death sentence.

The bill will not impose a mandatory death sentence, giving the judge the leeway whether to impose life sentence or the maximum penalty of death on convicts.

The bill will punish with death or life imprisonment the following drug-related offenses:

1. importation of dangerous drugs
2. sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs maintenance of a den, dive or resort
3. manufacture of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
4. misappropriation, misapplication or failure to account for confiscated, seized or surrendered dangerous drugs
5. planting of evidence

Possession of drugs will only be penalized with the maximum offense of life imprisonment.

The bill stated that the death penalty should not be imposed on children below 18 years old or senior citizens over 70 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime.

The penalty will be carried out by hanging, firing squad or lethal injection.

HOUSE MEMBERS: 292

Derivations:

District Representatives: 238

Party List Representatives: 57

NOTE: Deceased (2), Resigned (0), Unseated (0), Appointed (1) DPWH Secretary, Villar, Mark A.

HOUSE MEMBERS = ((District Representatives + Party List Representatives) – (Deceased + Appointed))

HOUSE MEMBERS = ((238 + 57) –((2 + 1 ))

= 295 – 3

= 292

PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVES

REPRESENTATIVES	PARTY-LIST
Abayon, Harlin Neil III J.	AANGAT TAYO
Aglipay-Villar, Emmeline	DIWA
Alejano, Gary C.	MAGDALO
Antonio, Michelle M.	AGBIAG
Atienza, Jose Jr. L.	BUHAY
Batocabe, Rodel M.	AKO BICOL
Belaro, Salvador Jr. B.	1-ANG EDUKASYON
Belmonte, Ricardo "RJ" T.	SBP
Bertiz, Aniceto "John" III D.	ACTS OFW
Bravo, Anthony M., Ph.D.	COOP NATCCO
Brosas, Arlene D.	GABRIELA
Canama, Sabiniano S.	COOP NATCCO
Casilao, Ariel 'Ka Ayik' B.	ANAKPAWIS
Castro, France L.	ACT TEACHERS
Chavez, Cecilia Leonila V.	BUTIL
Co, Christopher S.	AKO BICOL
Cortuna, Julieta R.	A TEACHER
De Jesus, Emmi A.	GABRIELA
De Vera, Eugene Michael B.	ABS
Elago, Sarah Jane I.	KABATAAN
Estrella, Conrado III M.	ABONO
Ferriol-Pascual, Abigail Faye C.	KALINGA
Garbin, Alfredo Jr. A.	AKO BICOL
Garin, Sharon S.	AAMBIS-OWA
Geron, Rico B.	AGAP
Herrera-Dy, Bernadette "BH"	BH
Lacson, Virgilio S.	MANILA TEACHERS
Laogan, Dennis C.	ANG KABUHAYAN
Lee, Delphine Gan	AGRI
Lopez, Benhur Jr. B.	YACAP
Manalo, Jesulito "Jess" A.	ANGKLA
Marcoleta, Rodante D.	SAGIP
Mending, Makmod Jr. D.	AMIN
Mendoza, Raymond Democrito C.	TUCP
Montoro, Teodoro "Ted" G.	AASENSO
Noel, Victoria Isabel G.	AN WARAY
Nograles, Jericho Jonas B.	PBA
Ortega, Vini Nola A.	ABONO
Paduano, Joseph Stephen S.	ABANG LINGKOD
Panganiban, Jose Jr. T. CPA,LLB	ANAC-IP
Pineda, Enrico A.	1-PACMAN
Romero, Michael L., PhD.	1-PACMAN
Roque, Harry Jr. L.	KABAYAN
Salo, Ron P.	KABAYAN
Salon, Orestes T.	AGRI
Sambar, Mark Aeron H.	PBA
Tan, Shernee Abubakar	KUSUG-TAUSUG
Tinio, Antonio L.	ACT TEACHERS
Tugna, Sherwin N.	CIBAC
Turabin-Hataman, Sitti Djalia A.	AMIN
Ty, Arnel U.	LPGMA
Uybarreta, Carlos Roman	1-CARE
Velarde, Mariano Michael Jr. M.	BUHAY
Velasco-Catera, Tricia Nicole Q.	MATA
Villaraza-Suarez, Anna Marie	ALONA
Villarin, Tom S.	AKBAYAN
Zarate, Carlos Isagani T.	BAYAN MUNA

Sources: GMA-NEWS;RAPPLER;ABS-CBN NEW;GOV.PH;CONGRESS.GOV.PH