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Bato pushes death penalty against plunderers
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has filed Senate Bill No. 1343, proposing the reimposition of capital punishment for plunderers in the Philippines.
This bill seeks to reinstate Republic Act No. 8177, which previously mandated death by lethal injection, and was repealed in 2006 by Republic Act No. 9346.
Dela Rosa cited recent investigations into anomalous flood control projects, with the Finance department estimating the economic impact to be between P42.3 billion to P118.5 billion.
He stated in the bill's explanatory note that public officials who fail to uphold the integrity of government fund disbursement and cause suffering to the people must pay with their lives.
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