Dela Rosa refiles death penalty bill for large-scale drug traffickers

Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa refiled three bills in the 20th Congress seeking to reinstate the death penalty for large-scale drug traffickers, mandate Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in tertiary education, and amend the party-list system.

Dela Rosa's top priority remains the reinstatement of the death penalty for those involved in large-scale drug trafficking, defined as cultivation, delivery, manufacture, sale, trade, transportation, distribution, importation, exportation, or possession of any dangerous drug over one kilogram.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who implemented the war on drugs during Dela Rosa's tenure as chief of the Philippine National Police, is currently detained in The Hague over crimes against humanity charges.

Senator JV Ejercito also filed priority bills including a P74.4-billion supplemental budget for PhilHealth to support the Universal Health Care Law and proposals to suspend excise taxes on fuel and increase daily minimum wages.

Senators Imee Marcos' top priorities include the National Minimum Wage Act, Budget Modernization Act, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Act, and the National Tax Allotment Act.