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In the Philippines, corporal punishment of children is legal'Legal’ means that the law says it is OK. at home and in other places where children live. It is illegal'Illegal' means that it is against the law. in school, in prison and as a punishment for crime. More detail.

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In December 2010, a travelling exhibition of children's photographs which expressed their views about violence, including corporal punishment, was used to advocate for all corporal punishment to become illegal. Read a news story about the exhibition.