Pinaboran sa Kamara ang panukalang nagpapataw ng parusang bitay sa mga dayuhan na napatunayang sangkot sa illegal na droga sa bansa.
Pinagtibay ng Committee on Dangerous Drugs ni Rep. Vicente F. Belmonte, Jr., ang HB 1213 na inakda nina Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez at Abante Mindanao Party-list Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.
May titulong “An Act adopting the higher prescribed penalty, including death, of the national law of an alien found guilty of trafficking dangerous drugs and other similar substances, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the ‘Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.’” (Bert de Guzman)
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