‘Anti-Corporal Punishment bill may be first in Asia‘
By Helen Flores, The Philippine Star
January 21, 2012

 MANILA, Philippines – The Anti-Corporal Punishment Bill passed recently in the House of Representatives but still pending at the Senate could be the first in Asia, a visiting United Nations official said yesterday.

Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, said the proposed legislation could be the first in the continent should the Philippine Congress pass it this year.

House Bill 4455 or “An Act Promoting Positive Discipline of Children and Prohibiting Corporal Punishment” authored by Representatives Bernadette Herrera-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon party-list and Susan Yap of Tarlac was passed in 2011.

The bill seeks to promote positive discipline techniques in all settings, including the home and institutions.

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