(and yes, i also put a lot of the blame for this on our Illustrious™ president Duterte - bringing it back is/was one of his pet projects.)

The Philippines' international legal obligations would be violated if the death penalty were reinstated. The reasons for the death penalty's reinstatement are ill-founded and purely political. Death penalty supporters argue that it is an essential tool for maintaining law and order, deters crime, and is less expensive than life imprisonment. They argue that retribution, or "getting even," honors the victim, provides comfort to grieving families, and ensures that perpetrators of heinous crimes are never given another chance to cause tragedy. On the other hand, opponents of capital punishment argue that it has no deterrent effect on crime. It gives governments the incorrect authority to take human life, and that it perpetuates social injustices by disproportionately targeting people of color (racist) and those who cannot afford good lawyers (classist). They argue that life in prison is a more severe and cost-effective punishment than death. The following are also some of the death penalty's drawbacks: The death penalty has no reversible consequences; the final decisions may result in people paying for crimes they did not commit; there is no reliable proof that the death penalty deters crime more efficiently than a prison sentence; there is no "humane" way to kill; and, ultimately, it makes an individual's death a public spectacle. Suppose the Philippines succeeds in resurrecting the death penalty. In that case, it will not only regress in terms of human rights principles and commitments, but it will also fall behind its neighbors in terms of progress toward the ultimate abolition of the death penalty. The justice committee is likely to approve death penalty bills due to the Duterte government's vast majority in Congress and ongoing attempts to promote its anti-drug drive. More than thousands of people have been killed by the Philippine National Police and thousands more by unidentified gunmen as a result of Duterte's "war on drugs."  There is absolutely no transparency for these police shootings, even those involving children. More blood will be shed in the name of Duterte's "drug war" if the death penalty is enforced. It would push the Philippines further into a rights-violating quagmire. The death penalty is never a viable option for reducing crime because it is inhumane and unethical.

Yeeeeeeees! #Day8 na tayo mga mamsh, papsh, mga besh! Kaunting kembot na lang at LALAYA NA RIN. Nagmessage si Kuya James nakasama ako sa panaginip nya. Dinalaw ko daw kasi nabalitaan ko maysakit sya. Medyo konektado sa panaginip ko, sa akin naman may mga kumatok na mga pulis sa pinto ko, pagbukas ko inabot sa akin ang complete PPE at pinagsabihan ako "Pinapatawag ka ng Presidente at ni Senator Villar pumunta ka ng kapitolyo, nurse ka pala" [Oo Huhuhuhuhu pati si Cynthia napapasama sa panaginip ko..] Kaya ingat po kayong lahat at makiisa tayo sa panawagan ng ating mga medical frontliners. Kung wala ka namang gagawin sa labas ng bahay ninyo abay manatili ka sa bahay ninyo maglinis ka, maging abala ka, pde ka na rin magplanking o push up. Please lang. Para sa mga beshie natin dyan na kailangang lumabas dahil kailangang kumayod para sa pamilya patuloy po kayong mag ingat. Wag kalimutan magsuot ng mask at panatilihin ang kalakasan ng katawan. Pero #MassTestingNow pa rin ako at gayundin #SupportLocalProducts at tandaan ATIN ANG PINAS kaya CHINA LAYAS. Mahal natin ang buhay kaya #NoToDeathPenalty pa rin. PS. Maraming salamat Skin Reborn araw araw lalo akong gumaganda 😁 #Day8QDays #PoyaQDiaries #Amaranthinelove0302 #StayWisely0302 #Pickhachan2020 #YunHyuKJJ #TuloyPaRin (at Pili, Camarines Sur) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDaPg5ygMao6moyH_6NqBbE_tlcNm-wiwd07kc0/?igshid=66m53nbp7gd1

Human Rights Youth Camp 2017: Camp Out Against Death Penalty #NoToDeathPenalty #HRYC2017 (at Pinebreeze Hotel Baguio City)

Happy Birthday to our beloved President Du30 👊🍰🎈🎂🎁, wishing you a good health, & sana wag ka ng magpapatay ng tao 😢🔫💔 #notodeathpenalty payi po sana!!! Sasamahan kita sa lahat ng programa mo po, wag lang sa impierno 🌋🔥💥 God bless you always ang pinagdadasal kita always ❤😚👍😊👊 (at Greenridge Executive Village Tagpos Binangonan Rizal)

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