Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights invited Sens. Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto III’s withdrawal of help for capital punishment, confident that the improvement will block proposition in the Senate to reestablish the death penalty in the Philippines. Lacson, who is looking for the administration in 2022, uncovered that he and his running-mate, Sotto, presently don’t uphold capital punishment …

Senators on Friday welcomed the hearing that the Senate Public Services Committee, headed by Senator Grace Poe, would hold on Monday’s renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation franchise. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate is not in violation of the Constitution by holding the hearing contrary to the statements of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. In addition, the hearing …