TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental — Misamis Oriental 2nd district Congressman Yegency “Bambi” Emano on Friday expressed full support to the imposition of the death penalty on corrupt elected and appointed officials including smugglers once the said measure is tackled in the House of Representatives.

“I fully support the death penalty if it will be introduced in the 19th Congress,” Emano said after delivered his annual at congressional report at the “Dome complex” this town

He said, if the proposed measure is not approved in the 19th Congress, he will again support it if reintroduced in the 20th Congress.

Emano said the reimposing the death penalty on corrupt officials including smuggling was informally discussed by some members of the so-called “Mindanao block.”

A House lawmaker filed a bill proposing the death penalty for public officials convicted of corruption, with execution by firing squad. 

Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso (Zamboanga, 1st District) said in the bill’s explanatory note that the death penalty would cover government officials at all levels — from barangay officials to the president.

The measure, filed on 16 December 2024, would apply to those convicted of graft and corruption under Republic Act 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), malversation of public funds under the Revised Penal Code, and plunder under Republic Act 7080.

“Despite the existence of numerous laws aimed at combating graft, malversation and plunder, the persistence of these crimes suggests that current measures are insufficient to deter public officials from engaging in corrupt practice” he explained.