ANGELES CITY – A teacher of an international school in Barangay Balibago here reportedly asked his students to beat up their 10-year-old class-mate as punishment for joining them in a wrestling game inside a classroom.
This was alleged by Evelyn Castillo of Diamond Subdivision in Balibago in her joint-complaint affidavit she filed with her son, Mark, at the Office of the City Prosecutor here.
Emmanuel C. Manaloto, grade school teacher at the Royal International School in Balibago, is now facing charges of slight physical injuries, maltreatment and violation of ‘special protection of children against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination act.’
But Manaloto, in her counter-affidavit, said he “vehemently deny any liability for violation of the said laws.”
Castillo gave Punto a copy of her complaint docketed as III-01-INV-O9C-00158. She said they decided to file the charges when Manaloto “acts as if nothing happened.”
“I only wanted them to issue a public apology to rest my case but it fallen on deaf ears,” said Castillo. “My son wakes up at night and throws up while remembering his traumatic ordeal.”
Castillo, in her affidavit, said Manaloto had asked his students to beat up Mark, who joined the Royal school last year. She added that her son was beaten up by at least five of her classmates “under the actual sight, control and supervision” of Manaloto.
“The complainant (Mark) was severely hit through his face and body, the respondent even instructed Mark not to fight back and not defend himself,” said the complaint affidavit. Castillo brought her son to the Angeles City Foundation Medical Center for treatment after the incident.
“Not only the complainant-minor suffered physical injuries but likewise exposed to emotional and psychological abuse, that could affect the well being of the child,” said Castillo in her affidavit.
Manaloto said he had arrived at their classroom on January 21, 2009 and found one of his students crying. After being informed that they played wrestling and some of them got hurt, he asked some of those involved in wrestling game to fall in line in front of others.
“To motivate the class and show them how painful it is for a child to be ganged up and beaten by more than one classmate, I asked them ‘do you know how painful it is to be ganged up and beaten? Do you want to be beaten up? Isn’t it that we should not do this?”
But Manaloto, in the same affidavit, admitted telling the pupils if they want to beat them (those involved in the wrestling).
“After the four pupils involved in beating their classmate stood up, I asked the class if who wants to beat them. I purposely do this knowing fully well that no one will take my words literally and to be able to clarify my message that it is painful and embarrassing for a child to be ganged up by more than one of his classmates,” said Manaloto in his affidavit. He added that Mark was just “slightly tapped on his shoulder.”
He denied that Mark was beaten up by his five classmates in front of him.
This was alleged by Evelyn Castillo of Diamond Subdivision in Balibago in her joint-complaint affidavit she filed with her son, Mark, at the Office of the City Prosecutor here.
Emmanuel C. Manaloto, grade school teacher at the Royal International School in Balibago, is now facing charges of slight physical injuries, maltreatment and violation of ‘special protection of children against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination act.’
But Manaloto, in her counter-affidavit, said he “vehemently deny any liability for violation of the said laws.”
Castillo gave Punto a copy of her complaint docketed as III-01-INV-O9C-00158. She said they decided to file the charges when Manaloto “acts as if nothing happened.”
“I only wanted them to issue a public apology to rest my case but it fallen on deaf ears,” said Castillo. “My son wakes up at night and throws up while remembering his traumatic ordeal.”
Castillo, in her affidavit, said Manaloto had asked his students to beat up Mark, who joined the Royal school last year. She added that her son was beaten up by at least five of her classmates “under the actual sight, control and supervision” of Manaloto.
“The complainant (Mark) was severely hit through his face and body, the respondent even instructed Mark not to fight back and not defend himself,” said the complaint affidavit. Castillo brought her son to the Angeles City Foundation Medical Center for treatment after the incident.
“Not only the complainant-minor suffered physical injuries but likewise exposed to emotional and psychological abuse, that could affect the well being of the child,” said Castillo in her affidavit.
Manaloto said he had arrived at their classroom on January 21, 2009 and found one of his students crying. After being informed that they played wrestling and some of them got hurt, he asked some of those involved in wrestling game to fall in line in front of others.
“To motivate the class and show them how painful it is for a child to be ganged up and beaten by more than one classmate, I asked them ‘do you know how painful it is to be ganged up and beaten? Do you want to be beaten up? Isn’t it that we should not do this?”
But Manaloto, in the same affidavit, admitted telling the pupils if they want to beat them (those involved in the wrestling).
“After the four pupils involved in beating their classmate stood up, I asked the class if who wants to beat them. I purposely do this knowing fully well that no one will take my words literally and to be able to clarify my message that it is painful and embarrassing for a child to be ganged up by more than one of his classmates,” said Manaloto in his affidavit. He added that Mark was just “slightly tapped on his shoulder.”
He denied that Mark was beaten up by his five classmates in front of him.
