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December 14, 2016

Drop plans to expand death penalty, bishops ask Philippines

Philippines' bishops are urging the government to not expand the usage of capital punishment as the country wages a war on drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte.

MANILA, Philippines – Catholic prayer and protests greeted proposals to expand the use of the death penalty in the Philippines, with the move drawing outspoken opposition from the country's bishops.

Published in International