House okays bill vs child punishment
By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated August 06, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)
MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill prohibiting parents, guardians, teachers and elders from subjecting a child to physical punishment and psychological threats.
Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy, principal author of the measure, expressed optimism that the swift approval of House Bill 4455 or the Positive and Non-Violent Discipline of Children Act would prod the Senate to fast-track passage of its own version of the measure.
Lawmakers on Wednesday night crossed party lines to pass HB 4455, which will require erring parents to undergo counseling on children’s rights and positive and non-violent discipline of children and anger management.
Under the bill, corporal punishment refers to cruel and unusual punishment or acts that subject the child to indignities and other excessive chastisement that embarrasses or humiliates the child. It includes physical punishment and is imposed by an adult or by another child to discipline, train or control the victim.
Parents found guilty of severe corporal punishment on a child will be penalized under the provisions of Republic Act 7610 or anti-child abuse law.
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