Speaking to reporters at a Kapihan sa Senado, dela Rosa said part of his legislative agenda is the re-imposition of the death penalty and he hopes that Christian churches and his colleagues in the Senate would be amenable to his proposal. He has filed Senate Bill No. 226 or the bill imposing the death penalty for the crime of drug trafficking.
Dela Rosa, who is reportedly going to head the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, said he believes that the only way to convince his colleagues to pass the measure is to limit the death penalty only to drug traffickers. Likewise, dela Rosa expressed hope that Christian churches, especially those who are pro-life, see the wisdom of imposing a death penalty for drug traffickers.
“We are living in an imperfect world. Kung perfect sana lahat, walang magkakamali, pero marami tayo imperfections kaya nangyayari iyan,” dela Rosa said when asked about the latest incident where a three-year old girl died when her father, a drug suspect, used her as a shield during an anti-illegal drug operation.
“Pag-aralan natin, hindi lang naman dito nangyari iyan. Kahit sa ibang bansa, kahit perfect na ang kanilang ginagawa. We will not stop looking for something to improve,”