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Duterte meets with Congress allies on death penalty revival

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Duterte meets with Congress allies on death penalty revival

Following through on his campaign promise, President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, July 9, met with his allies in Congress in Davao City and asked them to revive the death penalty. Among the lawmakers present during the meeting, ended in the wee hours of Sunday, July 10, were senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Sonny Angara, Masbate 3rd District Representative Scott Davies Lanete, and Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) Representative Sherwin Tugna. Duterte’s allies in Congress have already filed bills echoing the President’s desire. Angara, however, is still non-committal on the controversial measure. 

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