Palace: Death penalty requires careful study, no stance yet from PBBM

Malacañang stated that any proposal to reimpose the death penalty requires careful study, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. not yet having taken a stance on the issue.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro emphasized that the five pillars of the justice system must be sound before considering capital punishment.

Castro highlighted the significant risk of wrongful convictions within a potentially flawed justice system, citing past cases of planted evidence and fabricated accusations.

She further expressed concern that innocent individuals could be executed due to such machinations, stressing the need to protect Filipinos from such injustices.

The Philippines abolished the death penalty in 1987, reinstated it in 1993, and abolished it again in 2006.

Calls to reimpose the death penalty have emerged, particularly targeting corrupt politicians and public officials.