LIST: Crimes punishable by proposed death penalty

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives justice committee has approved the proposed measure to reinstate death penalty in the country.

House Bill 1 or the Death Penalty Bill is now up for second reading.

READ: House body approves death penalty bill

Under the proposed measure, three methods may be used in executing the death penalty — hanging, firing squad or lethal injection.

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The following crimes will be punishable by the proposed death penalty:

• Treason
• Qualified piracy
• Qualified bribery
• Parricide
• Murder
• Infanticide
• Rape
• Kidnapping and serious illegal detention
• Robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons
• Destructive arson
• Plunder
• Importation of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
• Sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursors and essential chemicals
• Maintenance of drug den
• Manufacture of dangerous drugs and or controlled precursor and essential chemicals
• Possession of dangerous drugs
• Cultivation or culture of plants classified as dangerous drugs
• Unlawful prescription of dangerous drugs
• Criminal liability of public officer for misappropriation, misapplication or failure to account for the confiscated seized or surrendered drugs
• Criminal liability for planting evidence
• Carnapping

— Patricia Lourdes Viray