Catholic bishops in the Philippines are speaking out against the imminent reintroduction of the death penalty but many citizens in the predominantly Catholic country have rallied around the tough-on-crime approach of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Philippine House of Representatives will vote by the end of this year on reinstating capital punishment, a sentence one opposition lawmaker has called "the worst Christmas gift" for the Philippine people.
One archbishop dubbed the move a lazy dodge instead of helping offenders.
