MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa prodded his colleagues at the Senate on Wednesday to hear the proposed revival of the death penalty which he said has been languishing for years already.
He lamented that the Senate has not conducted any hearings yet on the measure, which was filed at the start of the 18th Congress in July 2019.
“Hinihingi ko lang is that dapat magkakaroon na ng Senate hearing dun sa mga bill na yun, dahil all those bills were filed at the start of the 18th Congress, so ilang taon na yan dyan hindi man lang umuusad. Wala pang nangyaring hearing,” Dela Rosa told ABS-CBN News on Wednesday.
(All I’m asking is to have a Senate hearing on the b…
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