China to execute 3 pinoy drug smuggler.

**Monseratto** · February 16th, 2011 02:13 PM

Heard PNoy's plea for the lives of three convicted drug smugglers: "...we also arrested and convicted chinese drug smugglers but we don't execute them..." The 3 convicted drug smugglers were caught carrying heroin in excess of 4 to 6 KILOS each. Chinese law prescribes the death penalty when caught smuggling 50 grams.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/213137/p...h-row-in-china

PHL govt makes last-ditch effort to save 3 Pinoys on death row in China
02/16/2011 | 11:43 AM

The Philippine government is making last-ditch efforts to save three Filipinos facing execution in China over drug trafficking charges.

“Hindi tayo mag-gi-give up. Naka-fullcourt press tayo and we are exerting all possible efforts," Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Eduardo Malaya said in an interview on dzRH radio on Wednesday.

(We are not giving up. In basketball, this is like a full-court press. We are exerting all possible efforts.)

Malaya did not elaborate on the "last-ditch efforts" the government was making.

However, Malaya said on Wednesday the cases – and the likely execution - of the three convicts should be a wakeup call to overseas Filipinos.

He said the incident should serve as a wake-up call for Filipinos against becoming unwitting drug couriers.

He reminded Filipinos abroad not to agree to carrying other people’s baggage, especially if they had just met the person at the airport or online.

“Our people must take full responsibility for their actions by being on guard," he said.

If he executions push through, he said this will be the first time that Filipinos are executed in China for drug-related offenses.

He noted 72 earlier cases of Filipinos in drug-related cases were given two-year reprieves.

“Nguni’t dapat alalahanin natin may mga taga-ibang bansa na na-execute na rin ng drug trafficking sa China (But we should keep in mind that other nationalities had been executed for drug trafficking in China)," he said.

Among the foreigners executed for drug-related offenses in China were British, Malaysian, Japanese, Singaporean, Pakistani, Mongolian and Afghan nationals, Malaya said.

Malaya said China has a “very strong" policy against drug trafficking and possession “at dapat irespeto ang batas (and we must respect that)."

Families to seek sympathy

Malaya said while the DFA will not publicly name the three convicts, the families of the three Filipino convicts’ families may seek public sympathy through the media.

“Kanilang option yan kung gusto nila lumantad at banggitin ang pangalan ng mahal sa buhay (It is up to them to come out and seek sympathy for their loved ones)," he said. – VVP, GMA News

**uls** · February 16th, 2011 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

Heard PNoy's plea for the lives of three convicted drug smugglers: "...we also arrested and convicted chinese drug smugglers but we don't execute them..." The convicted drug smugglers were caught carrying heroin is excess of 4 to 6 KILOS each. Chinese law prescribes the death penalty when caught smuggling 50 grams.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/213137/p...h-row-in-china

well, it's our fault we don't have death penalty for drug dealers

sino pala ang against death penalty dito?

the Catholic Church

**tidus1203** · February 16th, 2011 02:24 PM

Unfortunately for PNoy Catholicism has no great hold on Chinese lawmakers and they do cherish the death penalty over there...

**mazzipino** · February 16th, 2011 02:35 PM

If you do the crime, then you gotta do the time, but in this instance time's up.

**chrismarte** · February 16th, 2011 02:52 PM

Same situation with Flor Contemplacion, kung kelan malapit na ang bitay tsaka maghahabol, magmamakaawa at aapela....

Iaapela na lang nila siguro dito is mapababa ang sentensya from bitay to life....hirap din sa sitwasyon ang PHL, mantakin mo na idedepensa mo yung drug dealer (na biktima lang din)....

**CVT** · February 16th, 2011 03:43 PM

Such foolish actions put the government in a quandary...

12.3K:outcold:

**ans_lim168** · February 16th, 2011 04:00 PM

As usual our government would make a plea to spare the lives of the 3 Pinoys, they have not learned from past lessons like the Contemplacion Story, even our congressman pleaded to a lesser offense in Hong Kong just to escape the capital offense of drug trafficking....."Nakakahiya na talaga tayo."

Chances are those 3 Pinoys sad to say have a date with the angel of death and no amount of "full court press" could extricate them from their fate.

**beni23** · February 16th, 2011 04:08 PM

Dapat i-death penalty din yung mga g*gong chinese na nagsmuggle din ng drugs! Bawian na lang! Di man lang maawa doon sa pamilya nung 3 pinoy. Tsk.

**tidus1203** · February 16th, 2011 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by beni23

Dapat i-death penalty din yung mga g*gong chinese na nagsmuggle din ng drugs! Bawian na lang! Di man lang maawa doon sa pamilya nung 3 pinoy. Tsk.

Sabihin mo sa Tongressman's natin to make a death penalty law... This is not a simple case of tit for tat. They allow death penalty, we don't! Simple!

**ans_lim168** · February 16th, 2011 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by beni23

Dapat i-death penalty din yung mga g*gong chinese na nagsmuggle din ng drugs! Bawian na lang! Di man lang maawa doon sa pamilya nung 3 pinoy. Tsk.

The problem here is that when there is a drug bust, the offenders bribe their way out of harm. We also don't have a death penalty in our existing laws. RP can only appeal but they should also respect their laws. The ball is in their court.