View from inside the lethal injection chamber at the National Penitentiary in Manila, 09 January 2004 following President Gloria Arroyo's declaration that she would allow two death row convicts to be executed later this month in order to teach kidnapping syndicates a lesson. Arroyo's order reverses a moratorium panning  executions imposed in 2000.  Joel Nito, AFP Photo/File

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172343328007020161207-lethal-injection-chamber-AFP-2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">View from inside the lethal injection chamber at the National Penitentiary in Manila, 09 January 2004. <em>Joel Nito, AFP Photo/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday filed a bill seeking to allow death penalty for perpetrators of sexual assault and violence, noting that the current law on such crimes needs to be &quot;stronger.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/08/20/rape-human-trafficking-raps-vs-quiboloy-5-church-members-dismissed">• Rape, human trafficking raps vs Quiboloy, 5 church members dismissed</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/7/4-senators-sign-written-objection-on-quiboloy-contempt-ruling-1547">• Padilla, 3 other senators sign &#x27;objection&#x27; on Quiboloy contempt order</a></div><p>Padilla&#x27;s Senate Bill 2777 seeks <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">heavier penalties for sexual assault by &quot;strengthening the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 to make the offense punishable by death under aggravating circumstances.&quot;</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/19/cebu-rape-slay-case-sparks-calls-for-death-penalty-revival">• Cebu rape-slay case sparks calls for death penalty revival</a></span></div><p>Under the bill, the penalty of &quot;reclusion perpetua to death&quot; may apply in the following cases:</p><p>• rape is committed with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or more persons</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">• </span>victim becomes insane due to the rape</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">• </span>rape is attempted and a homicide is committed during the crime</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">• </span>rape is committed with any of the aggravating or qualifying circumstances in the article</p><p>&quot;Despite the penalties under RA 8353, this representation still finds it compelling to increase the punishment for any person who shall commit an act of rape... By doing so, we can be more certain that our laws are stronger, more gender-responsive, and progressive especially in these changing times,&quot; Padilla said in a press release.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/14/19/how-we-kill-notes-on-the-death-penalty-in-the-philippines">• How we kill: Notes on the death penalty in the Philippines</a></div><p>Padilla, a neophyte senator, has been advocating for the revival of death penalty for some cases.</p><p>Last year, he filed a<a href="https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2023/0522_padilla1.asp"> bill </a>seeking to allow death penalty for politicians and law enforcers convicted of facilitating or benefitting from the drug trade in the country. </p><p>The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has repeatedly <a href="https://www.righttolifeph.online/category/chr-statements#:~:text=CHR%20Statements-,CHR%3A%20&#x27;Death%20penalty%20inhuman%2C%20cruel,%2C%20degrading%2C%20disadvantageous%20to%20poor&#x27;&amp;text=%E2%80%9CIt%20is%20inhuman%2C%20cruel%20and,It%20denies%20rehabilitation.">opposed</a> moves to revive death penalty, saying it &quot;does not improve crime rates and it also creates further problems in the disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable sectors of society.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U153gmfyZNg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Robin Padilla filed a bill seeking to allow death penalty for perpetrators of sexual assault, noting that the current law on such crimes needs to be "stronger."</p>

Sen. Robin Padilla filed a bill seeking to allow death penalty for perpetrators of sexual assault, noting that the current law on such crimes needs to be "stronger."

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Padilla files bill to allow death penalty for rapists

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