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PAGADIAN CITY --- A bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independente (IFI) church and an executive director of a nongovernment organization (NGO) here are concerned about the President's call in his state of the nation address (Sona) to reinstate the death penaltDuterte’s call to reinstate death penalty worries bishop, NGO exec
PAGADIAN CITY --- A bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independente (IFI) church and an executive director of a nongovernment organization (NGO) here are concerned about the President's call in his state of the nation address (Sona) to reinstate the death penalty in the country. «Death penalty violates the right to life and there is no conclusive evidence that it can deter crime more effectively,» said Sultan Maguid Maruhom, executive director of the Pagadian City-based nongovernment group Ummah Fi Salam. "It is very dangerous because our judicial system has not yet been reformed effectively. There is fear that it will be exploited by the powerful and applied in a discriminatory manner...Keep on reading: Duterte’s call to reinstate death penalty worries bishop, NGO exec Read more











