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  1. midway

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    Reciprocity is a great idea. I think we should expand on the idea to include property rights. This would mean Filipinos could not own real estate outside of the Philippines. Filipinos could not own businesses outside the Philippines unless they give up majority ownership. I wonder what the government of the Philippines would do if these restrictions were placed on their citizens who were resident aliens of other nations?
     
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  2. Rye83

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    Thinking is not a job requirement for politicians here. Every action taken here by the government must be an extreme emotional response that throws logic, ethics. common sense and facts to the side.
     
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    Don't expect fair treatment in the Philippines. Has nothing to do with your sex and everything to do with your nationality/race. The Philippines is a very racist/bigoted country (much like most of Asia).
     
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    No, neither of you two read/understood what this proposed law entails: The proposed law would allow for flexibility in the final verdict, i.e. if the foreigner is from a country where drug possession/dealing/manufacturing could result in the death penalty, the same penalty should be meted out here. If however, the laws in the country of origin of the accused are less harsh, the maximum penalty would be equal to the maximum penalty applicable to a Philippino citizen: life inprisonment.
     
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    So are the Rodriguez Brothers suggesting that the Philippines establish a two-tiered penalty system for breaking the same law inside the Philippines - one penalty for Filipino citizens (life in prison), and a different penalty (death sentence) for everyone else not a citizen who break the same exact law in the Philippines?

    Did I read this right??? I'm a bit tired....

    nwlivewire
     
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  6. Rye83

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    Yeah, that's what you read. This is what the quality leadership in the Philippines has to give.
     
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    InterAksyon.com
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    MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives’ committee on dangerous drugs has approved and endorsed the passage of a measure that seeks stiffer penalties, including death, for foreigners convicted of drug offenses.

    House Bill 1213 “allows the imposition of the death penalty if prescribed under the national laws of the alien offender,” the bill’s authors, Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez and his brother, Maximo, representative of Abante Mindanao party-list, said.

    “This means that the imposition of the penalty for drug offenses as prescribed under the national law of the foreign national or the penalty under Republic Act 9165, whichever is higher, is the rule to follow,” they said.

    The Cagayan de Oro lawmaker originally introduced the bill during the 15th Congress, where “it was approved on second and third reading by the House of Representatives … but, unfortunately, was not acted upon by the Senate.”

    While acknowledging that the death penalty had been abolished in June 2006, the Rodriguez brothers said “there are some sectors of society who believe that this law is not just and equitable because while foreigners may not be executed in the Philippines for drug trafficking, Filipinos who commit the same are executed in other countries.”

    They added that the abolition of capital punishment has emboldened foreigners to establish drug factories in the country.

    They cited China, a number of whose citizens have been arrested and jailed for drug trafficking or manufacturing, but which has executed several Filipinos caught transporting drugs.

    “While there is no reason to question the laws of foreign countries, we must however, ensure that our countrymen do not suffer the short end of the stick,” the Rodriguez brothers stressed. House panel OKs bill seeking death for foreign drug traffickers
     
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    DavyL200, Nov 6, 2015
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