Duterte pushes for death penalty by lethal injection


President Rodrigo Duterte has made another push for the reimposition of the death penalty in the country for drug-related charges.

“I reiterate the swift passage of the law reviving the death penalty by lethal injection for crimes specified under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, ” Duterte said.

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