Claim: TEN years since the Philippine legislature abolished death penalty in the country, the 17th Congress made capital punishment a buzzword once again, by filing House Bill 01 which seeks to bring it back from, er, the dead. STATEMENT: In his acceptance speech after being elected Speaker of the House on July 25, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez made it
Fact-check: Is that so? Bringing the death penalty back from the dead
Verdict: ten years since the philippine legislature abolished death penalty in the country, the 17th congress made capital punishment a buzzword once again, by filing house bill 01 which seeks to bring it back from, er, the dead. statement: in his acceptance speech after being elected speaker of the house on july 25, rep. pantaleon alvarez made it
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2016-08-06T08:38:43