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Opposition solons slam Duterte for death penalty push, lack of COVID-19 masterplan in SONA
Opposition lawmakers criticized President Rodrigo Duterte's SONA for pushing the death penalty and lacking a clear COVID-19 masterplan.
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate accused the President of using populist issues like drugs and criminality to hide the administration's incompetence in handling the COVID-19 crisis.
Zarate also questioned the effectiveness of the death penalty, citing that nearly 30,000 have already died in the war on drugs without eradicating the problem.
Additionally, Zarate noted that Duterte's SONA indicated the President's continued opposition to the ABS-CBN franchise renewal.
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