ISSUES OF PUNISHMENT

The purpose of punishment is to stop a child from doing what you don't want by using a painful or unpleasant method to stop him.

Corporal Punishment

in the Philippines

What is Corporal Punishment?

Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force towards a child for the purpose of control or/and correction and as a disciplinary penalty inflicted on the body with the intention of causing some degree of pain or discomfort.

World Report on Violence and Health in 2002 confirmed these findings.75% of Filipino children said that they had been spanked

82% of Filipino mothers admitted to having shouted at their children

48% said that they have threatened their children with abandonment

Study on corporal punishment in the Philippines conducted by Save the children UK in 2005.

85% that punishment is most commonly experienced by children inside the home

65% most common type of punishment is spanking

82% also reported that they had been hit on different parts of their bodies

The Philippines is committed to reforming its

laws to prohibit corporal

punishment in all setting

House Bill 4907"An Act Promoting Positive and Nonviolent Discipline of Children and Appropriating Funds Therefor“

“Corporal punishment of children is hereby prohibited in homes, schools, institutions, alternative care systems, workplaces, the juvenile welfare system, places of religious worship and in all other setting.