(December 22, 2020) – The bereaved husband who lost his wife and son after a cop shot both of them dead in Paniqui, Tarlac appealed on Tuesday to the public to refrain from bashing the suspect’s young daughter.
Florentino Gregorio attended the wake of his 52 year-old wife Sonya and 25 year-old son Frank, who were killed by Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca after an altercation on Sunday afternoon.
“Kulang ng pag-aaruga ng magulang kaya ganyan ang turing (ng anak),” said Gregorio, who arrived from Pangasinan.
WATCH: Nakiusap sa publiko si Tatay Florentino Gregorio, ama ni Anton at asawa ni Sonia, na huwag idamay ang menor de edad na anak ni Police Senior Master Sargeant Jonel Nuezca sa pambabatikos sa ginawa ng pulis sa kanyang mag-ina | @News5PH @onenewsph pic.twitter.com/kUDJG1XaIW
— Justinne Punsalang ? (@thisjustinne) December 22, 2020
As seen on the viral video of the incident, Nuezca’s 13 year-old daughter yelled “My father is a policeman!” during the heated argument and was video recording the entire thing on her cellphone when his father point-blank shot the victims twice each.
Many people on social media immediately criticized the daughter for her actions. But Gregorio said she shouldn’t be blamed. Instead, it is her parents who need to be called out.
“Kasi ‘pag maganda ang pagpapalaki diyan sa batang ‘yan, ‘di ganun mangyayari sa batang ‘yun. Sigurado may takot din siya sa pagputok ng baril. Siguro umiyak yun, tumakbo din siya. (Kaso) hindi eh,” said Gregorio. “’Yun ang mali sa magulang na parang lahat ng kamalian itinatama niya sa anak niya.”
The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) echoed the call to spare the daughter from the brunt of the public’s anger.
“Bashing, sharing her pictures, and inciting further judgment through social media will not help the child learn the consequences of her actions,” said the CWC in a statement, stressing that children should be protected from cyberbullying. “Instigating condemnation and negative reaction towards her will make us no different from the real perpetrator who should be held accountable.”
The CWC added experiencing or being exposed to violence also increases the risk that a child may use or experience violence against partners, peers and family members, based on the 2016 Systematic Literature Review on the Drivers of Violence Affecting Children in the Philippines.
CWC APPEALS TO CEASE CONDEMNATION TOWARDS THE CHILD OF THE POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE KILLING OF SONIA AND FRANK…
Posted by Council for the Welfare of Children – Official on Monday, December 21, 2020
Far Eastern University Institute of Law dean Mel Sta. Maria, an expert on family legal affairs, said it’s time that the Department of Social Welfare and Development steps in.
“Dapat nga alagaan pa at buuin o kaya gawin ‘yung mga nasawak na dapat ayusin para lumaki siya na mayroong konsensya,” said Sta. Maria on One PH’s Sa Totoo Lang. “Whether trauma or encouragement, dapat mabago ‘yun.”
“‘DI NATIN DAPAT SIRAAN ‘YUNG BATA.”
Ibinahagi ni Atty. Mel Sta. Maria sa programang #SaTotooLang ng One PH na dapat maalagaan ang kapakanan ng menor de edad na anak ni P/SMSgt. Jonel Nuezca, ang pulis na pumatay ng mag-ina sa Tarlac. pic.twitter.com/S6MTryYDRN
— News5 (@News5PH) December 21, 2020
(With reports from Justinne Punsalang | Katrina Elaine Alba/PM)
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