Vice President Jejomar Binay has renewed his appeal to Filipinos to help raise P44 million and save the life of Joselito Zapanta, an overseas worker facing execution in Saudi Arabia for the killing of his landlord.
Despite prayers and pleas of his countrymen, China on Thursday executed a 35-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking, the fourth national from the Philippines to be put to death for peddling dangerous drugs by the world’s most prolific executioner.
Outgoing Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said Thursday that the people should learn from the fate of the 35-year old Filipino executed in China for drug trafficking.
The 35-year old Filipino convicted for drug trafficking in China met members of his family around 9 a.m. (Manila Time) Thursday, at least two hours before his scheduled execution by lethal injection, reports reaching the Office of Vice President Jejomar Binay said.
Four family members of a Filipino drug trafficker are set to leave early this week for China in time for the convict’s scheduled execution by lethal injection on December 8, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The Catholic Church will offer Masses on Sunday for a convicted Filipino drug trafficker facing execution in China next week.
