The Philippine House of Representatives, the lower house in Congress, has overwhelmingly voted in favour of reinstating capital punishment for serious drug offences.
The final vote was tallied at 216 to 54 with one abstention.
The bill must now be approved by the Senate.
The original bill, submitted on January 11, proposed to restore death by firing squad, hanging and lethal injection as punishment for 21 "heinous crimes". The crimes included treason, murder, rape, and violent car theft. These crimes were taken out by the final reading.
