“I ran for senator with no other platform but the reimposition of the death penalty for drug trafficking, and I our countrymen made me win. I was number five in the elections with only one platform.” SONA2020 | CMRamosINQ
Dela Rosa also believes Filipino voters will support the return of capital punishment for drug-related crimes, citing his win during the 2019 elections.
“I ran for senator with no other platform but the reimposition of the death penalty for drug trafficking, and I our countrymen made me win. I was number five in the elections with only one platform,” he said. “So that means that the Filipino people really want to revive the death penalty for drug trafficking. Not all heinous crimes will be covered,” he added.seeking to reimpose capital punishment for heinous and drug-related offenses, but it did not prosper in the Senate.
In the 18th Congress, several bills seeking the revival of the death penalty are now pending at the committee level in the Senate.
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