Lamenting that current laws have so far failed to deter offenses relating to illegal drugs, Senator Robin Padilla has filed Senate Bill 2217 seeking the death penalty for law enforcers and elective officials involved in the drug trade. Padilla, in his bill, said the leniency of current laws has caused a “sorry state of affairs […]
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Senator Robin Padilla sought the death penalty for Bureau of Customs personnel, soldiers, policemen and other uniformed personnel involved in smuggling – particularly agricultural smuggling – which he said has negatively affected the livelihood of Filipino farmers. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2214, seeking to amend Section 4 of Republic Act 10845 or the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling […]