Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. reiterated that restoring the death penalty may ensure the Queen Leanne Daguinsin robbery-slaying will never happen again.

Revilla made the statement after he lauded the suspect's arrest that happened in Barangay Santa Fe on March 28.

The suspect, identified as Angelito Erlano alias "Kulet," 39, was found hiding at his friend's home in Barangay Victory Reyes, Dasmarias, Cavite, on Sunday.

He allegedly broke into Daguinsin's dormitory and stabbed the victim to death.

Revilla had previously announced a reward of PHP 300,000 for the suspect's capture.

While the city government offered a reward of PHP300,000, Cavite's 4th District Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. and Dasmarias Mayor Jennifer Barzaga each contributed PHP100,000, and Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla also offered a reward of PHP300,000, bringing the total reward money to PHP1.1 million.

Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Robinhood Padilla, Christopher Lawrence Go, and Ronald Dela Rosa are all known supporters of reintroducing the death penalty in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Go's proposed measure, introduced in the 18th Congress in July 2019, seeks to impose capital punishment on those found guilty of plunder or the illegal acquisition of wealth by a public officer in excess of PHP 50 million.

Those who will be proven to have committed drug-related crimes, specifically the importation, distribution, and possession of dangerous drugs or essential chemicals; the maintenance of dens for related activities; the cultivation of illicit narcotic plants; the unlawful prescription of dangerous drugs; the misapplication of confiscated drugs by public officers; and the planting of evidence, will also be included in Go's version.

During the 18th Congress, none of the 11 death penalty bills introduced by nine senators were considered by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which was chaired by former senator Richard Gordon.