“Duterte stop the law against corporal punishment of children”
“the president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has, by a veto stopped an amendment which would have made corporal punishment in the home unlawful.”
“the draft law contains a prohibition for parents and teachers to violence, or humiliation punishing a child. It also contains provisions relating to repeat offenders to go to therapy for his anger.”
” I am aware that there is a growing trend, prevalent in the western world, where any form of physical punishment is seen as an outdated way to raise children, said Rodrigo Duterte in congress, the philippine parliament.”
“– My strong belief is that we should resist the trend.”
“Richard Dy, a spokesperson for the Child Rights Network, said his organization will put pressure on the politicians to repeal the Dutertes veto.”
“– There is a cultural norm in the Philippines that it is okay to beat children to educate them. It we wanted to change with this bill, ” he says.”
