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  2. Capital punishment in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    After Marcos was deposed in 1986, the newly drafted 1987 Constitution prohibited the death penalty but allowed Congress to reinstate it "hereafter" for "heinous crimes"; making the Philippines the first Asian country to abolish capital punishment. The death penalty was replaced by reclusion perpetua. [32]

  3. Leo Echegaray - Wikipedia

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    Leo Pilo Echegaray (11 July 1960 – 5 February 1999) was the first Filipino to be executed after the reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines in 1993, some 23 years after the last judicial execution was carried out.

  4. List of most recent executions by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.

  5. 1999 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Prior to this, on Jan. 19, the Supreme Court lifted the Temporary Restraining Order issued on Jan. 4, the day of his supposed execution, as the representatives submit to them their resolution, which has passed the same day, favoring the Death Penalty Law (Republic Act 7659). [8] [9] [10]

  6. Death penalty in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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  7. 2000 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Tacurong becomes a component city in the province of Sultan Kudarat through ratification of Republic Act 8805. [ 63 ] September 19 – The Sandiganbayan declares that the escrow fund in the Philippine National Bank amounting US$ 627 million (January 2002), allegedly kept by the Marcos family in Swiss accounts, belongs to the government ...

  8. Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest ...

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    A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube, the latest in a widening crackdown on dissent in the kingdom that has drawn ...

  9. Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case - Wikipedia

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    On 25 April 2015, during a death row visit by her family and officials from the Philippine's Department of Foreign Affairs, Veloso handed over four handwritten letters addressed to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the youth and women of the Philippines, and to those she held responsible for what happened to her. The letters pleaded with ...