Unit 1012 awards the Rayner
Goddard Act of Courage Award to Philippine House Speaker, Pantaleon Alvarez
for rebuking those politicians for their opposition to the death penalty:
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Pantaleon "Bebot" Diaz Alvarez (born January 10, 1958)
is a Filipino politician and the current Speaker
of the House of Representatives of
the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Davao
del Norte, the Philippines.
From 2001 to 2002, he was acting Secretary
of Transportation and Communications.
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INTERNET
SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/867447/no-death-penalty-no-problem-just-kill-the-criminals#ixzz4Xd4BQp7M
No death
penalty? No problem; just kill the criminals
By: DJ Yap - Reporter / @deejayapINQ
Philippine
Daily Inquirer / 05:40 AM February 02, 2017
Speaker
Pantaleon Alvarez said on Wednesday (1 February 2017) vigilante killings of
alleged criminals was “fine” with him in the absence of death penalty in the
mostly Catholic country.
His statement
came a day after the House leadership failed to start plenary debates on the
measure restoring the capital punishment for heinous crimes.
Alvarez said
he was actually “fine” with vigilante killings of criminals who commit “evil
deeds,” citing the case of an Australian pedophile who was caught abusing
street children.
“If they (House members) don’t want to pass it, then just kill it… shoot to kill,” Alvarez said.
He said
President Duterte told him during the Legislative-Executive Development
Advisory Council in Malacañang on Monday that there was nothing he could do if
Congress failed to pass the bill, one of the administration’s priority
measures.
On Tuesday,
lawmakers opposed to the death penalty stalled the commencement of debates
using parliamentary tactics, such as questioning the quorum and delivering
privilege speeches on unrelated topics.
Leaders of
the 293-seat chamber had tabled the measure for plenary deliberations right at
the start of the session, but the delays forced them to reschedule the debate
for the next day.
Alvarez said
such tactics were par for the course, though he added that such methods would
not work forever.
As many as 50
lawmakers have expressed their intent to pose questions during the debate,
which is expected to last for a month.
Cavite
Chop-Chop Case Suspect Shot Dead in Jail Author - Marc Ace Palaganas
Suspect of rape and homicide from the recent chop-chop case in Cavite died in jail after receiving bullet shower from Police on January 12, 2016.
Suspect of rape and homicide from the recent chop-chop case in Cavite died in jail after receiving bullet shower from Police on January 12, 2016.
It was remembered that Alvin Delos Angeles, 20, admitted his responsibility to the death of his ex-girlfriend, Mitzi Joy Balunsay, a tourism scholar.
(READ: 17-YEAR-OLD TOURISM SCHOLAR IN CAVITE CHOPPED INTO PARTS BY EX-LOVER)
Police said that Delos Angeles endeavored to snatch the gun from one of the jail guard, tempting them to shower him with bullets.
Nearby residents from the said area added that they have heard more than 10 gunshots in the middle of the afternoon.
Bullet shots in the head, chest and abdomen caused Delos Angeles' death.
Source: Remate
Image: Pinoy Article
Philippines had begin their first 'execution' Suspect of rape and homicide from the recent chop-chop case in Cavite died in jail after receiving bullet shower from Police on January 12, 2016.
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SOURCE: http://northboundasia.com/2017/02/02/alvarez-anti-death-penalty-bill-solons-stop-dilatory-tactics-let-debates-unfold/#.WJSmP_Iz5LW
Alvarez to anti-death penalty bill
solons: Stop dilatory tactics, let debates unfold
MANILA — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has
appealed to anti-death penalty lawmakers to avoid resorting to “dilatory
tactics” and allow extensive debates on the contentious measure to proceed in
the House of Representatives.
In a media interview, Alvarez said those
opposed to the measure should be reasonable and observe the proper legislative
process.
“Let’s not further delay the
process. Let’s all be reasonable, we debate extensively, but at the end of the
day, we need to vote. That’s the essence of democracy, it is always the
majority that prevails,”
Alvarez said.
On Tuesday, anti-death penalty solons
succeeded in stalling the schedule of plenary debates on the measure with
long-winding privilege speeches and quorum queries.
Alvarez earlier said such moves are
expected, but he warned that the House leadership would tighten its grip if
opposition still employ similar tactics every time the bill is debated on the
floor.
The Speaker also denied claims that the
passage of the measure is being railroaded.
“We’re not rushing this. In
fact, if we look at the record of Congress, this bill was filed long ago during
the first day of sessions. The bill just recently passed the committee level
and has now reached the plenary,” he said.
Likewise, he said the so-called 30-day
“deadline” for the plenary deliberations on the measure is not hard and fast
and could be extended depending on the progress of the debates.
Alvarez, principal author of the
death-penalty bill, said he would respect “the will of the majority” in voting
for the measure.
“Now, if they are able to get
the majority when it comes to voting, then congratulations. But if they are not
able to get the majority, let us respect the will of the majority,” he said.
The restoration of the death penalty
bill is one of the campaign promises of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The House leader expressed confidence
that this proposal reinstating capital punishment will be an effective
deterrent to crime, particularly under the Duterte administration with its
brand of political will. PNA-northboundasia.com
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SURVEY po tayo totohanang sagot lang po! YES or NO?
We totohanang survey answers only! Yes or no?
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INTERNET SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/867245/alvarez-urges-cabinet-members-who-disagree-with-duterte-to-resign#ixzz4Xd3sMOkM
Alvarez urges
Cabinet members who disagree with Duterte to resign
By: Marc Jayson
Cayabyab - Reporter / @MJcayabyabINQ
INQUIRER.net /
04:09 PM February 01, 2017
Speaker Pantaleon
Alvarez on Wednesday called on the members of the Cabinet to resign
if they do not agree with President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a press
conference at the House of Representatives, Alvarez said members of the Cabinet
should not disagree with the President being the chief executive’s alter egos.
“If
they don’t agree with the president, they might as well tender their
resignation. As Cabinet Secretaries, you cannot contradict with the view of the
president,” Alvarez said.
“Alter ego ka
nga eh. Kung ayaw mo maniwala dun, edi magresign ka,” he added.
(You are an
alter ego. If you don’t want to believe the President, then just resign.)
Told that
constructive criticism constitutes a healthy democracy, Alvarez said he kept
mum on issues when he disagreed with the chief executive as transportation
secretary during the administration of former President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
“Naging
Cabinet member ako eh, alam ko yan. There were instances I don’t agree with the
President, but I kept quiet. Sarili ko na yun, kung hindi ko kayang lunukin
yan, resign ako,” Alvarez said.
(I once was a
Cabinet member, I know that. There were instances I don’t agree with the
President, but I kept quiet. That’s my own opinion. If I can’t accept that, I
should just resign.)
“If
you can’t agree with the President and you’re a Cabinet member, I think it is
incumbent upon you to tender your resignation,” he added
There are
members of the Cabinet who publicly opposed Duterte’s policies.
Social
Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo has submitted a position paper to Congress
opposing the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal liability, another
pet bill of the administration.
Vice
President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo has also opposed the President’s position
on extrajudicial killings and the hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinand
Marcos. The President has ordered Robredo to cease from attending Cabinet
meetings due to their irreconcilable differences. Robredo has resigned since. RAM
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‘Anti-death penalty lawmakers can leave coalition’
Posted on
Thursday Feb 9th at 5:00am
By Delon
Porcalla
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MANILA,
Philippines - It’s final – the bill reviving the death penalty will be a party
vote, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez disclosed yesterday, stressing that
administration lawmakers who are against the proposal are free to leave the
super majority allied with President Duterte.
“They
are free to resign from the party; I will not force them,”
the Davao del Norte congressman told reporters in a chance interview, after
more administration lawmakers spoke up against the measure being pushed by the
President.
Alvarez said
Congress’ leadership might be forced to remove even former president and now
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as one of the House deputy speakers if
she votes against the death penalty restoration bill.
But Arroyo, a
staunch ally of the President, earlier said she would abstain from voting on
the bill, even if she is actually against it.
Rumors are
rife in Congress that Arroyo is set to replace Alvarez as House speaker.
Alvarez was Arroyo’s acting secretary for the Department of Transportation and
Communications in 2001-2002.
Although not
under the ruling PDP-Laban party, Arroyo and other administration-allied
lawmakers are part of the so-called super majority coalition.
“I
will just tell the members of PDP-Laban that the party stand will be observed
on the restoration of the death penalty,” Alvarez
maintained.
This policy
covers the more than 100 PDP-Laban members, along with parties allied with it.
“I
already asked also their cooperation since they belong to the majority,”
Alvarez said, referring to the Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People’s
Coalition, National Unity Party, Lakas-NUCD, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
and the highly divided Liberal Party.
The super
majority accounts for nearly the entire 294-member House of Representatives.
Senate
President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who is also president of the country’s
ruling political party PDP-Laban, said the party would soon come out with a
formal stand on the matter, while agreeing with Alvarez that party members must
toe the line.
Pimentel
himself is for the restoration of capital punishment, which the Department of
Justice (DOJ) now backs, saying a constitutional provision allowing death
penalty supersedes the government’s international commitments.
At the Senate
the other day, further hearings on death penalty revival were halted until the
DOJ gives a clear legal advice that government will not be violating any
international treaty if it decides to restore capital punishment.
The Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has stood its ground against the move,
this time urging the faithful to go to the streets on Feb. 18, Saturday –
specifically at Rizal Park – to demonstrate rejection of government’s attempt
to restore the death penalty in the country.
Flexible Koko
Pimentel said
he understands where the Speaker was coming from when he required the super
majority coalition members to toe the line on the issue of the death penalty.
“The
Speaker is all out for death penalty and he’s the (PDP-Laban) secretary
general,” he noted. “Some PDP-Laban
members are Cabinet members and they’re alter egos of the President, who is
also for death penalty, and he’s also the chairman of the party. So it looks
like it can easily be made a party stand.”
But he
pointed out the issue would still be subject to consultations with party
members – a task he considers easy in this age of technology.
His father,
former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr., was a main proponent of the
death penalty’s abolition. But the younger Pimentel said he is “personally
flexible” when it comes to the issue, and that his initial resistance was not
based on religion but as a matter of policy.
He said he
now agrees in principle with the revival of the death penalty. – With Marvin
Sy, Edu Punay
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Rodrigo Duterte with the army
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PRESIDENT
DUTERTE’S FIRST STATE OF NATION ADDRESS (JULY 25, 2016)
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The Punisher of Davao versus ISIS
RODRIGO
DUTERTE VERSUS THE I.C.C
RODRIGO
DUTERTE: SHOOT A DRUG DEALER AND GET A MEDAL
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[October 4, 2016]
Pantaleon Alvarez on Church opposition to death
penalty: 'Why protect evil?'
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