Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659, ENTITLED `AN ACT TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED, OTHER SPECIAL PENAL LAWS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'
Date filed
July 25, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1460, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659, ENTITLED `AN ACT TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED, OTHER SPECIAL PENAL LAWS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The harshness of the death penalty may not spare even the life of the innocents. The countless people, who are wielding authority and influence in the government must think that criminals are not born. They are made by society. Since society, in some measure, is responsible for the criminal's misfortune, it is therefore, unfair that society itself will exact his life. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-25 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Violago (017 ) | 2. Teodoro (030 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt. ref'ls as per J.46; p.23 | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5114, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-07-31 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS |
Abstract
"Rationale: The harshness of the death penalty may not spare even the life of the innocents. The countless people, who are wielding authority and influence in the government must think that criminals are not born. They are made by society. Since society, in some measure, is responsible for the criminal's misfortune, it is therefore, unfair that society itself will exact his life."
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