Four senators have filed bills seeking to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes related to drugs, but only one – Bong Go – wants the plunder covered. SONA2019
CONVINCE. Senate President Vicente Sotto III says he will discuss the death penalty bill with other lawmakers. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler
"We'll try to convince some of our colleagues. It's a heavy debate. But we'll just have to work on it," Sotto said. Earlier, Senator Bong Go claimed that lawmakers who would oppose the measure that covers the crime of plunder probably"fear" for their lives.separate death penalty bills.
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