February 5

February 5, 1999 Leo Echegaray was executed via lethal injection after being convicted of raping his stepdaughter, "Baby" Echegaray.

Leo Echegaray, 1999

(http://www.executedtoday.com/2014/02/05/1999-leo-echegaray-by-lethal-injection-in-the-philippines/)

- His case received widespread attention, it being the first time a Filipino had been executed by the state since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1993.

- Echegaray’s last words before he was executed:

Patawarin ninyo ako sambayanang Pilipino sa kasalanang ibinibintang ninyo sa akin. Pilipino, pinatay ng kapwa Pilipino.