Certainty of conviction, not severe penalties will deter crime – solon

MANILA, Philippines — It is not the severity of the penalty but the certainty of punishment and conviction that will deter crimes, 1-Rider party-list Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez said amid calls to revive an iron fist-style of rule after the killing of a motorcycle taxi rider in Caloocan City. In an ambush interview on Friday at