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By Prince Golez, Manila
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
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MANILA – Sen. Leila de Lima is seeking to make it illegal for parents and teachers to discipline a child by spanking.
Her Senate Bill No. 1349 prohibits all forms of physical punishment of children in all settings.
In filing the measure, de Lima lamented the absence of a law against corporal punishment on Filipino children.
“It is imperative to underscore that the protection of children against acts that harm their physical and psychological integrity is a treaty commitment of the Philippines,” the senator said.
According to her, the Philippines is a party to the United Nations Convention of the Right of Children that seeks to provide appropriate protection for children who were victimized by torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of punishment.
Under the Anti-Corporal Punishment Act of 2017, prohibited acts include hitting through smacking, slapping, spanking with the hand or with an implement such as but not limited to whip, stick, cane, broom, belt, shoe, wooden spoon, and other similar instruments.
Pulling hair, shaking, twisting joints, cutting or piercing skin, dragging or thrown a child or any form of punishment in which physical force is used or intended to cause some degree of pain of discomfort are also in the list of prohibited acts.
“Physical punishment makes kids more aggressive; physical punishment encourages kids to continue the cycle of abuse; and spanking actually alters kids’ brains,” de Lima concluded./PN
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