These past few days we already heard the new about the 3 Pinoy's who will be executed by the Chinese government for their drug cases.
Vice President Jejomar Binay will personally appeal for the 3 Filipino's who was guilty for drug trafficking. And the Chinese Government said that they did a fair trial for the said 3.
Here's the complete report for that;
Difficult to have China’s death sentences on 3 Filipinos commuted—DFA
MANILA, Philippines—The death sentences meted by the Supreme People's Court in Beijing to three suspected Filipino drug traffickers are "difficult... to overturn," according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
DFA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos Jr. told reporters on Wednesday there were cases in China in which foreign nationals, including those from the United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan were executed for drug trafficking.
Under Chinese law, smuggling of 50 grams or more of heroin or equivalent drugs is punishable by 15 years in prison, life imprisonment or death, according to Conejos.
Two of the three Filipinos on death row were each caught by Chinese authorities carrying more than 4,100 grams of heroin, while the third one was apprehended with 6,800 grams of heroin.
But Conejos said the government was not giving up yet.
"Where there's life, there's hope...President Aquino gave very clear and very ringing instructions to us. We will not leave any stone unturned."
Conejos said, "We will continue our representations with concerned Chinese authorities to try to secure the commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment."
The government has been doing its part "in a confidential, high level and low key manner," he said.
"We're continuing our representations as we speak in Manila, in our embassy in Beijing and our consulates in Xiamen and Guangdong, where the executions are scheduled to be held... We appeal to them in the spirit of humanitarian consideration," he said.
Conejos asserted "all we're asking is not complete exoneration (of the cases) but commutation of the sentence to life imprisonment."
He recalled that in August, "the President already wrote (Chinese President Hu Jintao) for the commutation of the sentence."
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo earlier wrote his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, requesting him to intercede on behalf of the Filipinos.
"In Manila, we have called the Chinese ambassador many times and made representations for the reduction of the sentence. In Beijing, our embassy has called local and national officials again for the commutation of the death sentence. In Xiamen and Guangdong, our consulates also approached their counterparts seeking the commutation of the sentence," Conejos disclosed.
Conejos clarified the DFA did not start moving only now.
"Immediately at every stage of the judicial proceedings of this case, from investigation to trial to appeal to final review before the Supreme People's Court in Beijing, our three nationals were represented by competent lawyers... Our embassy provided legal and consular assistance to our nationals," he said.
Conejos said he was not sure if the government efforts would succeed. "But we will not stop until we're able to attain what we want to achieve," he said.
Two of the three Filipinos on death row are scheduled to be executed next Monday (February 21) in Xiamen, while the third one will follow the next day in Guangdong, "all by lethal injection."
The three on death row are the following:
* Ramon Credo, 42 and a father of five children, was arrested on Dec. 28, 2008 at Gaoji International Airport in Xiamen after getting off a China Southern Airlines flight from Manila.
A total of 4,113 grams of heroin were found in his luggage.
He was formally charged with drug smuggling on Jan. 21, 2009. He is detained at the Xiamen No. 1 Detention House.
* Sally Villanueva, 32, has two kids.
She was apprehended on Dec. 24, 2008, also at Gaoji International Airport in Xiamen, after getting off a China Southern Airlines flight from Manila.
She was carrying 4,410 grams of heroin concealed inside her silver-colored suitcase.
Villanueva was formally changed with drug smuggling on Jan. 23, 2009. She is also detained at Xiamen No. 1 Detention House.
* Elizabeth Batain is 38. She was arrested on May 25, 2008 at the Shenzhen airport after getting off an Asiana Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur. Found in her possession were 6,800 grams of heroin "sealed inside two reams of bond paper inside her luggage."
She was formally charged with drug trafficking on June 30, 2009.
Batain is detained at Shenzhen No. 3 Detention House.
Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110216-320620/Difficult-to-have-Chinas-death-sentences-on-3-Filipinos-commutedDFA
Ok let's break it down, The Chinese will be executing 3 Filipino's because of drug trafficking
Philippines has a lot of Chinese detainees because of drug trafficking.
The Chinese Government doesn't want to accept the appeals made by DFA.
They said that the ruling is already final.
Is the Chinese Government still angry because of what happened in Quirino Grandstand?
Do you think that Vice President Jejomar Binay will make the Chinese change their minds?
I think President Noynoy Aquino should bring back the Death Penalty so we can also execute drug traffickers and notorious criminals in our Country.
But i still hope that these ruling about the execution is not connected with regards to Quirino Grandstand hostage taking.
I hate these corrupt officials gone wild.
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