Radio, television, newspapers. Talks, forums, debates. All of them speak the same topic.

This
never ending issue that likely gives rise to public disagreement and agreement is still dividing the house
and the perspective of the Filipino nation. Would you agree or disagree to the reimplementation of
DEATH PENALTY?

Death penalty has been an absolute part of human society and its legal system for decades,
regarded as a necessary restraint to dangerous crimes and a way to set free the community from
dangerous criminals. However, later, this punishment was regarded to be against humanistic ideals by
many, and its validity in the legal system remained questionable. Until now, the debate rages on. This
resulted in a wide divergence of beliefs on this issue.

One of you might ask- Is DEATH an effective punishment for those who committed crimes?
Death Penalty is not one of the best things we can do and definitely not an effective way to solve the
rising criminality and heinous incidence in the Philippines. Thus, DEATH PENALTY SHOULD NOT BE PUT
INTO ACTION.

Death Penalty is known to eradicate and minimize criminality on a certain country where it is
implemented. It is a way to spread the discipline among the citizens. Also it was said that with this law,
Philippines will be safer. Triggering every Filipino to want this law to be executed.

However,

Morally and ethically, it is doubtful that we as human beings have the right to “act God", and
take a life ---especially since our human verdicts are often wide off the mark.

Given the fact and reality that the trials are often deeply faulty, abuse of human rights is
widespread, and execution methods are cruel, an innocent life might be affected. Improper accusations
and injustice are still prevalent in the Philippines, thus making it harder to know what you should believe
in.

Since money and power often contributes to the integrity of the higher officials, people involved
in serious crimes must also be given a chance to have their own lawyer, packed with the capability to
fight for their clients the same with the others. In reality, poor people involved in crimes don’t have the
capacity to afford the best lawyer they could have. With this preconceived notion and biasness,
misconceptions might grow thus lessening the prospect of those who were less fortunate to win the
battle which was said to prevail fairness and justice.

As citizens of the Philippines, we should seek to encourage others to be part of the campaign
against this law. In unison, however, majorities still believe that criminals who take innocent life or
commit other horrendous and unjustifiable crimes should pay a severe consequence, and that we have a
responsibility to protect our society from danger. In view of that, life imprisonment must be supported
without the possibility of an acceptable moral option for the worst and most violent wrongdoers in our
society.
 The right to life is inviolable that no government could strip it from any human being by
governmental enactment. To do so, is to unilaterally abrogate the country’s bounden duty to uphold a
life of dignity for all. Life is a precious gift that no one could and should take away from us. Death, on the
other hand should not be the answer. It is not and will never be the answer for the questions and cases
left uncertain. It has been proved that exalted immorality should not be the response on criminality.