Tag: corporal punishment

Duterte vetoes bill banning corporal punishment on children

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill banning corporal punishment on children. In vetoing the consolidated Senate Bill No. 1477 and House Bill No. 8239, Duterte said he did not share the “overly sweeping condemnation” of such a practice. He said he was “of the firm conviction that responsible parents can and have administered corporal punishment in a self-restrained manner, such that the children remember it not as an act of hate or abuse, but […]

Say good-bye to corporal punishment

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 14) – Before, kneeling on salt, stones, pebbles and what-have-you was the most used punishment for erring children.Nowadays, punishments are done by public humiliation, physical abuse, neglect, degradation, cruelty and other forms of abusive actions. During his time as Education Secretary, Armin Luistro reminded DepEd personnel in particular and the public in general that corporal punishment and violence in any form, whether committed against grown-ups or children are prohibited in public schools. Luistro […]