Death Penalty in the Philippines Essay

away from the boxing ring in the United States where Manny Pacquiao had his first fight, to the stage in the Philippines where Duterte first delivered his inauguration speech, there was one unifying thread between sheer momentum: their popularity. Pacquiao, known as "the destroyer" or "Fist of Nation" embodied the country's struggles and triumphs, becoming the public face of the Philippines. Duterte, nicknamed as "the punisher" emerged beyond the ruling elites with a very modest lifestyle but a…

reimposement of the capital (death) punishment for any kind of action, including the compelling reasons involving heinous crimes. Thus, I don’t have even a little sense of agreement to the claims of Sen. Pacquiao. In his claim about Jesus being punished by the government with death penalty, I can say that the process on how Jesus was sentenced was a manifestation of an unjust and unruly system; a Mob rule. I think that the action of God, allowing Christ to be condemned to death (through…

and wrong in ethical dilemmas like the death penalty. Religion is often used by people as an ethical framework, but in an increasingly secular world, religious ethics often come into conflict with secular ethical approaches. The death penalty has long been a controversial, contentious topic of ethical debate amongst both the secular and religious communities. Consequentialism methods such as Utilitarianism are clear in their stance against the death penalty,…

As a citizen of the United States of America, each person is entitled to one’s Constitutional Rights. In our Bill of Rights, one can see very important rights that pertain to our criminal justice system making sure that the people of the United States are treated fairly. The eighth amendment is most important when it comes to corrections. Amendment Eight of the Bill of Rights prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. In our…

Many people experience bullying in schools for being flamboyant, having eccentric and queer personalities or by not conforming gender roles. This discrimination also led to double standards of gay women in the Philippines are more accepted by society than gay men because gay women possessing masculine qualities which is praised while gay men often possess feminine qualities due to the patriarchal society. This led LGBT people to come together and protest against…

DISCUSSION: Setting the implementation of the death penalty on the perpetrators of narcotics crimes. The debate about the death penalty divided into two main thought: First are who want to defend still the applicable terms and the second is who want the whole deletion. The death penalty is one form of punishment that has been known for a long time with various cultures that are considered as the most severe form of punishment. The death penalty inflicted as the effort to maintain and enforce the…

A current issue with the Philippine society is the change of government. President Duterte's plan is to change the democratic government of the Philippine and aligned it to France's federal parliamentary government (Cayabyab, 2016). Likewise, the two philosophers, Aristotle, and St. Thomas Aquinas, is sharing common perception towards democracy…

not applied to those under 18.The death penalty may be used as a punishment for crimes such as murder, sedition offenses related to possession of or trafficking in drugs, offenses related to trafficking in human beings, treason, military crimes, rape, hijacking planes, sabotage, or terrorism. It is carried out by hanging and firing squad, although the latter method has been contested since 1998.There are over 1,000 people reported to be on death row. In November 2013,Dhaka…

SHOULD MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE BE THE RIGHT PRESIDENT FOR THE PHILIPPINES? INTRODUCTION Definition Our country and all of the Filipino people need Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte because our country is in a dire situation and would never be able to move forward unless a good leader takes it’s in charge and we all know that Mayor Duterte is a great leader because of his platform. In Philippines, corruption is endemic in all levels of government, including in the barangays but he also focus on…

chloride is inserted in the intravenous line, which stops the prisoner’s heart. The process takes almost an hour and can vary depending on the size of prisoner (Thompson). In 2008, the Supreme Court upheld the use of the lethal injection for the death penalty after it was questioned under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution as being a “cruel and unusual punishment”.…