13 December, 1993

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

President Fidel V. Ramos signed into law Republic Act No. 7659 imposing death penalty on heinous crimes. Considered heinous crimes are the following:

• Treason
• Piracy and mutiny on the high seas
• Qualified bribery by any law enforcer
• Parricide, murder, infanticide
• Robbery with rape, mutilation; destructive arson
• Rape
• Economic plunder by public officials of at least P50 million
• and all forms of drug-related crimes and carjacking with homicide

(Ref: Philippine News Agency; Photo from pinterest.com/explore/fidel-v-ramos/)

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