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The Philippines 
January 10, 2021

Reviving the death penalty will only worsen injustice in the Philippines

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2166 Views death penalty, featured, imelda marcos, jonel nuezca, police brutality, ronald dela rosa

A prevalence of serious crimes has renewed calls to reinstate the death penalty in the country. The nation was up in arms over the

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The Philippines 
March 10, 2017

The Hypocrisy of Manny Pacquiao

Posted By: Louie Encabo 872 Views death penalty, house bill 4727, manny pacquaio

A bill seeking to reinstate the death penalty passed one of its’ toughest hurdles this week as the House of Representatives approved it on third

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The Philippines 
February 16, 2017

Not a Theocracy

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1598 Views death penalty, manny pacquaio, separation of church and state

In a country where the vast majority of the population profess a belief in a Higher Power, it is easy to mistake that the

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The Philippines 
February 12, 2017

Justice for Whom?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3506 Views death penalty, fernando galera, hubert webb, pantaleon alvarez, rodrigo duterte, vizconde massacre

The 17th Congress have made the reimposition of capital punishment one of their main priorities, at a time when poverty is rife and there

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