For six out of seven specific serious crimes related to illegal drugs, 33% or less demand the death penalty. The only exception is the crime of rape under the influence of drugs, for which a minority 47% think the death penalty should apply. For the said six crimes, from 51% to 55% instead prefer life imprisonment, and 15% to 24% prefer imprisonment for 20 years or 40 years. This is the main finding of the March 2018 National Survey on Public Perception on the Death Penalty, conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) for thought processes the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP). This is the disentangle first survey in the Philippines to explore layers of perceptions about the death and penalty. It did face-to-face interviews of 2,000 respondents aged 15 and above nationwide during the period March 22 to 27, 2018. The highlights of the survey are: 1. Preferred Punishment for Serious Drug-related Crimes Respondents were asked what ought to be the punishment to be imposed on found people committed who each were of the to 5) rape under the influence of drugs, have 6) sale of illegal drugs, and following 7) working in drug dens. crimes: 1) importation of illegal drugs, They were given four punitive options: 2) maintenance of drug dens, imprisonment for 20 years, or 40 years, 3) manufacture of illegal drugs, or life, or the death penalty. 4) murder under the influence of [Chart 01] drugs, 52