The Philippines' international legal obligations would be violated if the death penalty were reinstated. The reasons for the death penalty's reinstatement are ill-founded and purely political. Death penalty supporters argue that it is an essential tool for maintaining law and order, deters crime, and is less expensive than life imprisonment. They argue that retribution, or "getting even," honors the victim, provides comfort to grieving families, and ensures that perpetrators of heinous crimes are never given another chance to cause tragedy. On the other hand, opponents of capital punishment argue that it has no deterrent effect on crime. It gives governments the incorrect authority to take human life, and that it perpetuates social injustices by disproportionately targeting people of color (racist) and those who cannot afford good lawyers (classist). They argue that life in prison is a more severe and cost-effective punishment than death. The following are also some of the death penalty's drawbacks: The death penalty has no reversible consequences; the final decisions may result in people paying for crimes they did not commit; there is no reliable proof that the death penalty deters crime more efficiently than a prison sentence; there is no "humane" way to kill; and, ultimately, it makes an individual's death a public spectacle. Suppose the Philippines succeeds in resurrecting the death penalty. In that case, it will not only regress in terms of human rights principles and commitments, but it will also fall behind its neighbors in terms of progress toward the ultimate abolition of the death penalty. The justice committee is likely to approve death penalty bills due to the Duterte government's vast majority in Congress and ongoing attempts to promote its anti-drug drive. More than thousands of people have been killed by the Philippine National Police and thousands more by unidentified gunmen as a result of Duterte's "war on drugs." There is absolutely no transparency for these police shootings, even those involving children. More blood will be shed in the name of Duterte's "drug war" if the death penalty is enforced. It would push the Philippines further into a rights-violating quagmire. The death penalty is never a viable option for reducing crime because it is inhumane and unethical.