Statement of Commissioner KarenS. Gomez -Dumpiton the 16th World Day Against Death Penalty Recommendations/Ways Forward on the SWS Survey on the Death Penalty October 10, 2018 From all of these findings, | can sum up all our learnings into one thing. FACTS FORM OPINION. And the reverse is also true, alternative facts, fake news also form opinion. From this exercise, the Commission make informed learned that if people are presented conclusions. Using the iceberg model, we looked with facts, they can into what is underneath the tip of the iceberg. It is very important to surface everything that's beneath the waters in order to get to the core of an issue—in this case, the death penalty. We also combined this with aspects of “deliberative polling” to ensure that the people are This survey is the first of its kind in the Philippines and able to make will start a new informed way choices. of doing things. This method also shows us that if people are given options, their responses will be more diverse, and can covey what they truly believe in. In this case, we were able to support existing studies that debunk the myths about death penalty. We were also able to prove that dealing with the death penalty issue, should be more than just asking whether to reimpose 7 out of 10 would We We have also to have it or not. Our survey showed not choose the death frame to note our issues, that there penalty. And in were a way instances that if people were so, this should given a choice, be a reminded that gives our when the answers people of the for us all. alternatives. people had contradictions, as where we found that 6 out of 10 believe that death penalty can only be imposed it the courts can show that they are certain not to wrongfully sentence an innocent person to death; but at the same time 6 out of 10 also believed that it is very possible that the courts would wrongfully sentence people accused of doing 78 a crime. In this instance, we are