The restoration of the death penalty is being discussed at the House of Representatives, with support coming from the Philippine National Police, Department of Justice, and Public Attorney’s Office. The authors of said bill state that only heinous crimes should be punishable by death but legislators express the need for specifications on the amount of drugs in possession of a suspect to avoid any abuse on its implementation. Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez denounced allegations that each House Deputy Speaker received Php1.6 billion each from the proposed budget. The Lower House reiterates that are no pork barrel and parking in the 2020 budget.
