PARTIDO Reporma standard-bearer and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday urged the government to carefully examine all proposals on the reimposition of the death penalty.

Lacson made the call as he disclosed that he is reconsidering his position on capital punishment following reports and accounts of wrongful convictions in countries where the death penalty is enforced.

“Ako nagpa-file lagi ng bill tungkol sa death penalty, pero maraming mga development na ako mismo ngayon ay nagdadalawang-isip. Merong mga true to life stories, accounts sa ibang bansa na na-execute nang wala palang kasalanan,” Lacson said.

The death penalty was included in the top 20 legislative agenda of the Senate for 2021, which Lacson’s running mate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III presented earlier this year.

There are 10 pending bills related to the reimposition of the death penalty in the Senate.

Lacson stressed the need for a thorough study if the country is inclined to pursue this measure.

“Ano ang mas matimbang, ‘yung magiging biktima ng mga kriminal na talagang notorious, o ‘yung isa namang mapaparusahan, makikitilan ng buhay pero, after all, malalaman pala na walang kasalanan. Dapat timbangin nating mabuti ‘yan” he said.

Lacson is one of the proponents of the death penalty in the Senate.

He wanted plunder and other high-scale forms of corruption to be included in the list of heinous crimes that will be punished by death.

“Ang plunder ay kasama sa capital offense, ang bilang niyan ay heinous crime na rin. Katunayan ‘yung original bill ko diyan ay kasama ‘yung plunder at large scale corruption na maisama sa hatol ng kamatayan,” Lacson said.