In Defense of the Right to Life: Analyzing Factors Affecting Filipino Opinion About Death Penalty likewise emerged as a significant predictor of preference for death penalty for the crimes of murder and rape over prison terms in all models. For example, internet users were 1.5 times more likely than non- internet users to prefer death penalty for murder. The block of instrumental variables resulted in feeling safe with the death penalty to be a strongest predictor of preference for the death penalty for all crimes, although its effect was reduced when the set of symbolic attitudes and opinions on the alternatives to the death penalty were added. Likelihood of preference for the death penalty was higher among those who would feel safe with the death penalty, and its effect was higher especially in model 3 but was reduced in model 4 and model 5. Worry of being victimized by crime was no longer found to be a significant predictor. The presence of heinous crimes in locality was a predictor for preference of the death penalty for the crime of working in drug dens, and in model 5 for the crimes of murder, rape, and sale and manufacture of illegal drugs. Two symbolic variables emerged as consistent predictors of preference for the death penalty for all crimes – retribution as expiation and death penalty serves justice. Of these two, death penalty serves justice was the strongest predictor of preference for the death penalty – likelihood of preference is higher among those who agree that death penalty serves justice than those who do not agree. Meanwhile, the opinion that most people in jail are guilty had some modest effect and emerged as a predictor of preference for all crimes. Support for the death penalty was lower among those who believe that most people in jail are guilty. The symbolic factor, possibility of wrongful sentencing, emerged as a predictor of preference for death penalty for the crimes of the sale and importation of drugs and working in drug dens, but only in model 5. The likelihood of preference for the death penalty was higher among those wary of possible wrongful sentencing. Following the law over religious principle was only found to be a significant predictor of preference of the death penalty for the crime of murder. For all drug-related crimes, position on the alternatives to the death penalty was found to be a significant predictor of preference for the death penalty. The likelihood of support for the death penalty for this crime was lower among those who support for the alternative forms of punishment over the death penalty. 17