IN VETOING the bill that would have entirely banned corporal punishment on children, President Rodrigo Duterte has upheld long-standing parental rights and autonomy, as well as checked the tendencies of some politicians to ape Western practices and ideologies.
The veto means the well-defined limits to state intervention in family life are preserved. As we pointed out in this space last year, the measure, championed by the likes of “social activist” Sen. Risa Hontiveros, was unnecessarily intrusive and would have upset the prevailing balance between state and parental roles in the upbringing of children.
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