[32] Senators Joel Villanueva, Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe, Juan Miguel Zubiri and Sherwin Gatchalian filed Senate Resolution No. Several hashtags and the phrase “My father is a policeman” dominated the top five spots on Twitter Philippines’ trending list on Monday as concerned Filipinos and human rights advocates called to end police brutality in the Philippines. [34] Meanwhile, ACT Teachers Representative France Castro and GABRIELA Representative Arlene Brosas directly blamed Duterte for the crime, citing human rights violations committed under Duterte administration. 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On Sunday evening, an off-duty police officer in the rural Philippines publicly executed an unarmed woman and her son, shooting each in the head at point blank range and then firing into their corpses on the ground. [20], A day after the incident, several netizens and celebrities condemned the killings on social media with the hashtags #StopTheKillingsPH, #PulisAngTerorista ("the police are the terrorists"), #EndPoliceBrutality and #JusticeForSonyaGregorio dominating on Twitter in the Philippines, as well as in Singapore and Dubai. "[38], A wake for the two victims was held a day after the incident. Since 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte had made a remarks on ordering the police to "shoot-to-kill" but Duterte denied it to "shoot" on civilians. In the town of Paniqui, where Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio were murdered, a statue of Ferdinand Marcos, the brutal and hated dictator, has been erected in the center of the town plaza. ... Thu 4 Jun 2020 … [24] Cop who shot mother and son in Tarlac to ... - CNN Philippines Copy link. Catalina Ricci S. Madarang. As such, domestic human rights groups estimate the actual number of killings to be as high as 27,000. Share. A United Nations official has called for the prioritization of accountability amid the killings in the Philippines, including the recent fatal twin shooting in Tarlac involving a police officer. The Philippine officials did not have figures for the number of other non-suspects killed in the drug war. [4], Sonia Rufino Gregorio was 55-year-old[a] and her son Frank was 25-year-old at the time of the shooting. About sharing. A significant number of posts demanded for the police to be abolished entirely. [3][8] A day after the incident, Lt. Col. Noriel Rombaoa, chief of Paniqui Municipal Police Station, said that Nuezca had admitted and regretted his crime following his surrender to the police. Sources of the victim spelling vary, with most news sources indicated as "Sonya" while the Gregorio family spelled as "Sonia". Freedom of expression. At around 10 a.m. Saturday, combined elements of the 20th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army and the Northern Samar Police Mobile Force Company strafed the house of Zaldy Meraya in barangay Bagacay, Palapag, Northern Samar. [31], Lawmakers from both the Senate and House of Representatives condemned the killing of mother-and-son. [45], The case was featured on a Philippine investigative docudrama program Imbestigador as an episode entitled "Gregorio Double Murder Case". The brutal murder was clearly recorded on a bystander’s phone and uploaded to the internet. Within less than an hour it had gone viral, and by the next morning an explosion of outrage against police killings was shaking the country. In 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, Al Jazeera also tracked down several other reported killings. Call the police? [44] The next day, the PNP dismissed Nuezca from his duty. Three or four other such deaths were reported on the Sunday of the Paniqui double homicide. Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines … There is a climate of fear that grips the country and not mass approval for the fascistic policies of Duterte. All charges had been dropped. [4] Based on a document retrieved from PRO III Chief P/Brig. Following a cop's killing of an unarmed mother and son, human rights and civic groups on Monday, December 21, called out the "police violence and brutality" in the country. "A Brazen Police Shooting Caught on Video Sparks Anger in the Philippines", "Cop in viral shooting video surrenders to Rosales police", "GMA News Feed: Pulis sa Tarlac shooting, dati nang may mga kaso", "LOOK| Ang lubong sang mag-iloy nga Sonia kag Frank Anthony Gregorio (Disyembre 27) nga gintiro-patay ni Senior Master Sgt. Video of police killing sparks mass outrage in the Philippines The president characterized Nuezca as "sick in the head". Jonel Nuezca was portrayed by Carlos Agassi, while Sonia and Anton Gregorio were portrayed by Mel Kimura and Martin del Rosario, respectively.[6]. “Drug war” killings in the Philippines in 2020 increased by more than 50 percent during the early months of the pandemic. [41] Twelve members of the Gregorio family who witnessed the murder of the mother-and-son were subjected to counseling. During the raid, authorities killed nine leaders and arrested 16 members of the Tumandok ethnic group. Since he took office, over 8,000 people have been killed by the police and more than 20,000 have been killed by vigilantes. "[32] Senator Leila de Lima was angered over the incident, calling it "appalling and shocking" while adding Duterte's name in her statement. He had been brought up on charges of gross misconduct for refusing drug testing and refusing to appear in court. The killing of nine Indigenous leaders by police during an operation in the central Philippines on Dec. 30, 2020, has drawn widespread condemnation from … Duterte has delivered numerous speeches in which he has publicly told the police that if suspects resist, “shoot them.” “I will protect you,” he has repeatedly declared. Police have said four officers will face charges over that killing. Police in the Philippines faked evidence to justify killing suspects in the drug trade, according to a new report. 5707. In the climate of ubiquitous police violence created by the Duterte administration, to be taken away by a police officer could easily be a death sentence. His case is representative of the climate of impunity Duterte has created. The song "I Don't Care" by South Korean girl group 2NE1, in which Sonia yelled back the song's hook at the policeman's daughter moments before she was shot, came into resurgence including the name of the g… A police officer in the Philippines … The head of the Philippine Military Ordinariate called for immediate action on the killing of a mother and son in the northern province of Tarlac on Sunday, Dec. 20. 21 December 2020. But then he instructed the public that in the future no one should record or photograph police activity. April 21, 2020. Nuezca threatened and physically menaced Frank Anthony, drawing his gun, declaring that he would arrest him. [32] Senator Franklin Drilon stated that the suspect should "spend Christmas and a lifetime in jail" and called the incident "pure evil. In December 2020, a police officer in Tarlac province, north of the Philippine capital Manila, surrendered himself to authorities on charges of killing a Police abuse trended in the Philippines on Monday morning following an incident in Paniqui, Tarlac, where a policeman shot dead a mother and her son during a heated argument. Heated squabbles over easements are common in the rural Philippines where there is often only one thoroughfare and the lots and houses crowd together for access. [25] Duterte himself watched the viral video of the shooting. The groups held an indignation rally at the Boy Scout Circle in QC after a police officer killed the 2 unarmed residents in Tarlac", "Bishop condemns Tarlac shooting: 'No escape from God's punishment, "Timeline of Tarlac shooting: What we know so far", "Kaanak ng mga Gregorio, 'di tanggap ang pagsisisi ni Nuezca | TV Patrol", "Dating Senador Jinggoy Estrada, dumalaw sa lamay ng mag-inang Gregorio na walang awang pinatay ni PSMS Jonel Nuezca sa Paniqui, Tarlac. A day after the incident, several netizens and celebrities condemned the killings on social media with the hashtags #StopTheKillingsPH, #PulisAngTerorista ("the police are the terrorists"), #EndPoliceBrutality and #JusticeForSonyaGregorio dominating on Twitter in the Philippines, as well as in Singapore and Dubai. to the tune of the 2NE1 song of the same name,[12] Nuezca threatened to kill the lady right before shooting her in the head. Philippine Security Forces Are Accused of Killing 9 Activists A rights group said the activists were killed in coordinated raids in four provinces. International Committee of the Fourth International, Duterte administration launches “red-tagging” witchhunt, Duterte extends Philippines “state of calamity” as pandemic worsens, The rise of Duterte in the Philippines: A warning to the international working class. [17] Nuezca was charged with double murder. Based on the government's official count through its #RealNumbersPH campaign, only 5,942 drug personalities have been killed in legitimate police operations as of October 31, 2020. [7], The incident started when Nuezca had gone to investigate the Gregorios who were setting up a boga – an improvised noisemaker cannon either made of bamboo, a PVC pipe, or linkage of opened tin cans. Meanwhile, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Bernard Banac denied the claim of widespread killings. As the video of the killing went viral, angry posts on social media with #StopTheKillingsPH and similar hashtags were circulating in the hundreds of thousands. Recognizing the mass anger, the administration distanced itself from Nuezca, referring to his actions as a crime and an “isolated incident.” On Monday evening, looking to contain the growing outrage, Duterte delivered an unscheduled address to the nation, in which he claimed that Nuezca was “crazy.”. At the height of stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, a police officer shot and killed Winston Ragos in Brgy Pasong Putik in Quezon City. The gathered neighbors and children were screaming in fear and anger, powerless. [11] The PNP said that they will resolve the incident within 30 days. Both were residents of Barangay Cabayaoasan in Tarlac. Police officers are seen in Navotas, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on July 17, 2020. As Sonia yelled back "I don't care!" The police killing of a mother and her son in Tarlac demonstrated how ingrained impunity has become in Philippine society, a Catholic bishop said. image copyright AFP. “Some of them happened without a video to record them,” he said. [15] Nuezca was also assigned to the Parañaque City Crime Laboratory and had just returned to Paniqui, Tarlac. [2] Since 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte had made a remarks on ordering the police to "shoot-to-kill" but Duterte denied it to "shoot" on civilians. Stop the killings. -. [40] While being detained, Nuezca issued an apology for his crimes but the Gregorio family did not accept the apology. According to World Population Review, a 2020 data showed that the Philippines ranked third among the countries with the highest cases of police killings with 3,451 have been recorded after Brazil and Venezuela. [39] Personnel of Commission of Human Rights Region 3 visited the wake. [29] Police Captain Ariel Buraga of Bato, Catanduanes was relieved from duty after he commented on social media justifying the shooting of the Gregorios. The mass outrage over the Paniqui murders, and the widespread calls for the end to police killings, puts paid to the pernicious lie spread in the media that Duterte’s “war on drugs” is “wildly popular.” This much-repeated claim, circulated in the international media, is based on surveys of the population that simultaneously report that 8 out of 10 Filipinos fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones as a result of the killings. Senator Bong Go said that Duterte was angered at the incident. At one point, the police told the people not to interfere and wait for the barangay officials. What follows is documented from the brutal camera footage of the murder. [8] The police called the incident an "isolated case. The victims' relatives and Nuezca's daughter were also present at the scene and witnessed the act. The killing of nine Indigenous leaders by police during an operation in the central Philippines on Dec. 30, 2020, has drawn widespread condemnation from environmental and human rights groups, politicians, lawyers, and Catholic bishops. Nuezca’s daughter threatened the mother, telling her, “My father is police man.” “I don’t care,” Sonya Gregorio responded. Justin Umali June 22, 2020 extrajudicial killings, Harold Tablazon and Glenn Bunda, KMP, Stop Killing Farmers, Zaldy Meraya. If a police officer shoots anyone who is said to have been resisting, “nanlaban,” the charges are immediately dropped. There is no doubt that he expected impunity, the same mass impunity from criminal charges that had been extended to police throughout the country for the past four years. “Mission accomplished,” he said, putting his arm around his daughter as they walked away. December 21, 2020 - 3:41 PM. Frank Anthony and the neighbors were setting off boga, a makeshift firework constructed from pvc pipe. Since mid-2016 in the Philippines there has been only one conviction for the killing of a drug suspect in a police operation. [18] The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured that there would be no "whitewashing" in the investigation. What could they do? Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that its preliminary investigation into the conduct of the war on drugs in the Philippines had revealed evidence of “crimes against humanity” by the Duterte administration, including mass murder and torture. Christian Bolok seen in a police image. Published 2020-12-21 08:14:55. MANILA: The brutal killing in broad daylight of an unarmed mother and son by a police officer following an altercation over the use of a holiday noisemaker has outraged the Philippines… image caption The UN and human rights groups have accused Filipino police of killing … An … The incident was caught on camera and went viral on social media, sparking nationwide outrage and reigniting the discussion over police brutality and human rights abuses in recent years, linking the incident to the war on drugs. Tue 22 Dec 2020 03.20 EST 121 The brazen killing of a mother and her son at close range by an off-duty officer has caused outrage in the Philippines and reignited calls for … Police abuse trended in the Philippines on Monday morning following an incident in Paniqui, Tarlac, where a policeman shot dead a mother and her son during a heated argument. The incident must be investigated with “fairness and justice,” said Bishop Oscar Florencio, adding that the killing of Sonya Gregorio, 52, and her son, Frank, 25, was “uncalled for.” [11] People in the background can be heard begging and crying. On December 20, 2020, a shooting incident occurred in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines, when a civilian police officer, Jonel Nuezca, fatally shot the mother-and-son following an argument over an improvised noise maker known locally as boga. Philippine police chief killed by rooster in cockfight raid. [1], According to World Population Review, a 2020 data showed that the Philippines ranked third among the countries with the highest cases of police killings with 3,451 have been recorded after Brazil and Venezuela. Photo of Zaldy Meraya after his house was riddled by bullets and killed by elements of the 20th IB. [11] Nuezca's daughter was also at the scene and intervened by yelling "my father is a policeman!" As of Monday morning, the top 5 trending topics … City police chief Police Lt. Col. Barnard Danie Daguso identified the fatalities as Daniel Lopez of Barangay … — GMA News (@gmanews) December 21, 2020. Based on the government's official count through its #RealNumbersPH campaign, only 5,942 drug personalities have been killed in legitimate police operations as of October 31, 2020. The police killing of a mother and her son in Tarlac demonstrated how ingrained impunity has become in Philippine society, a Catholic bishop said. SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Combined police and military operations in Iloilo and Northern Samar resulted in the massacre of four farmers and injuring three, June 20. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 23)— The police officer who shot and killed an army veteran only made a "judgment call" at the scene, Philippine National Police … [16], The incident was reported to the police 20 minutes later and, at 6:19 p.m., Nuezca surrendered himself to a police station in Rosales, Pangasinan where he relinquished his firearms. They would extend their investigation, they declared, into 2021. [4] In 2013, Nuezca was charged with an administrative case and grave misconduct which was dropped. [40] Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada also visited the wake. Citing police data, Banac … Dec 21, 2020 10:56 AM PHT. Based on this data, police killed 155 people from April to July 2020, compared to 103 people from December 2019 to March 2020. The woman was trying to prevent her son from engaging in an argument with civilian police officer Nuezca. The police chief of a Philippine town has been killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight when one of the razor-sharp metal blades worn by the birds cut an artery in his leg and he bled to death. [43], On January 10, 2021, Nuezca pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. [8] When Nuezca tried to arrest Frank Anthony "Anton" Gregorio, who appeared to be drunk, his mother, 55-year-old Sonia intervened by holding her son back, which then resulted in a heated argument that escalated until Nuezca fatally shot the two victims. They added that if Nuezca was found guilty, he will be disqualified from his duty and will lose his income. Share page . The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that … Duterte ordered Philippines’ police forces to kill anyone they believe to be connected to the drugs trade when he assumed office in June 2016. Sonya Gregorio clung to her son, wrapping her arms around his chest, desperately trying to protect him from the police officer dragging him away by the arms. Dec 21 2020, 2:27 PM Dec 21 2020, 10:35 PM December 21 2020, 2:27 PM December 21 2020, 10:35 PM (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine government said it would prosecute a police officer over the deaths of a mother and son, after a video of the point blank shooting went viral in social media, prompting renewed calls against police violence and extrajudicial killings. "[9] On the other hand, Senators Ronald dela Rosa, also a former PNP chief, Bong Revilla, and Manny Pacquiao considered the "reinstitution of the death penalty. [4] In 2016, Nuezca was also charged with "serious neglect of duty" for allegedly not attending a court hearing as a prosecution witness in a drug case; the case was also dropped and closed. [36], An indignation rally was done by numerous groups on December 21, 2020 at the Boy Scout Circle, Quezon City. He then shot Frank twice and Sonia again, when she was already lying on the ground, in front of his daughter and the relatives of the victims. [4] Nuezca had two serious misconduct and homicide cases in May and December 2019 but both charges were dismissed due to "lack of substantial evidence". Other Senators condemned the incident including Risa Hontiveros, Nancy Binay and Joel Villanueva. [8], The circumstances of the incident was captured on camera: It shows Nuezca (in civilian clothes), accompanied by his daughter, rushing to the Gregorio family's house. | via Admar V.", "GMA News Feed: P/Ssgt. [10] At this point, it then shows Sonia hugging her 25-year-old son Frank. Share. The support for these policies rests with the ruling elites, who see in the authoritarian crackdown a defense of their property interests against the threat of working class unrest. [21][22] The song "I Don't Care" by South Korean girl group 2NE1, in which Sonia yelled back the song's hook at the policeman's daughter moments before she was shot, came into resurgence including the name of the girl group on Twitter. 600 that probes into the recent killings in the country under Duterte's administration. Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has presided over a war on drugs that has led to thousands of extrajudicial killings, the UN report found. [24] Año also added that the incident should not lead the condemnation of the entire police. PNP chief defends police in alleged EJK victim killing in hospital By CNN Philippines Staff. [27] On the same day, Duterte ordered the PNP to make sure that the suspect face punishment. Zamboanga, Philippines (AP) -- Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a police station in the southern Philippines, killing two officers and wounding two … This number does not include victims of vigilante-style killings… [19], Before the shooting, according to the victims' relatives, the family had preexisting dispute over the right of way sold by the police officer to the family of the victims. Nuezca was holding the boga he confiscated. Bishop Enrique Macaraeg of Tarlac said the recent incident is only one of the many killings that “have been happening around us”. At dawn on 30 Dec 2020, police officers raided Indigenous villages within a military reservation camp in the central Philippines in search of alleged members of the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the banned communist party. close. 3 drug pushers killed in N. Ecija shootout 2021-05-08 - By ARIEL AVENDANO CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Three suspected drug pushers were killed when they allegedly engaged cops in a shootout during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bantug Norte, this city, early yesterday morning. It is Christmas week and provincial villages throughout the Philippines glow with the colorful lights of parol lanterns and their populations swell with returning workers from Manila, coming home for the holidays. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco expressed sympathy to the victims and said that Nuezca must be punished. [42] The mother-and-son were buried on December 27, 2020. Local groups said they were from an Indigenous community defending their land while police claimed they were members of the New Peoples Army and that the nine were killed after resisting arrest. [32] Senator Francis Pangilinan said the incident was "infuriating". The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities. Bishop Enrique Macaraeg of Tarlac said the recent incident is only one of the many killings that “have been happening around us”. Philippines 2020 Crime & Safety Report This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. They are rehabilitating all of the old apparatus of dictatorship from the Marcos era. [12], The daughter of Nuezca was also subjected to harassment and threats. He is overseeing a war against the poor and the working population of genocidal proportions. Reports said the 33-year-old former infrantryman with the Armed Forces of the Philippines was reaching for something inside his shoulder bag when the cop shot him twice. [30], On December 22, PNP Chief Debold Sinas personally visited the wake of the Gregorios. Background. He was then sentenced to 31 days suspension. to Sonia. Human rights advocates say as many as 27,000 people had been killed as of mid-2019 – including the victims killed by “unknown gunmen”, some of whom later turned out to be police officers. The murder of Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio was not an “isolated incident.” Nuezca, it quickly emerged, had committed multiple prior homicides, two in 2019. Initially the argument erupted over the noise of the boga, but it quickly turned into a dispute over property and right-of-way. Senator Panfilo Lacson, who is a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, condemned the shooting and called the police to hold Nuezca responsible. The graphic video documented what was not an exceptional event, but the reality of life under the rule of police violence cultivated by the so-called war on drugs of the Duterte administration. "[32][33] Dela Rosa also expressed belief that Nuezca is a "drug addict" because of the latter's refusal to do the drug testing. Nuezca shot Gregorio at point blank range in the head, then her son, and then fired into their bodies on the ground. [28]Duterte added that he will not condone police officers who commit such crimes. Sonya Gregorio, 52-years old, and her son, Frank Anthony, 25, were gathered with friends in the open grassy space between the unfinished hollow block houses clustered together on the edge of the ricefields. By Associated Press; Oct. 28, 2020 ; MANILA >> The police chief of a Philippine town was killed … More than 7,000 people were killed in the brutal ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippines between July 2016 and January 2017, under instruction from the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte. Debold Sinas, head of the Philippine National Police, issued a statement condemning Nuezca. [8][9] According to Police Colonel Renante Cabico, director of the Tarlac Provincial Police Office, Nuezca was "off duty" at the time of the incident. Also slamming the isolated incident narrative, House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Zarate listed incidents in 2020 involving police misconduct, including the shooting of … [23], Interior Secretary Eduardo Año condemned the incident, vowing the government would file the criminal cases against Nuezca. Government data show at least 5,980 people have been killed during police anti-drug operations as of November 30, 2020. The tweets were mostly calls to stop police abuse, condemnation of police brutality, and calls for justice to the victims in Tarlac. 21 December 2020. [35] Vice President Leni Robredo slammed the culture of impunity following the shooting. Every day for the past four years there have been scores victims of police and vigilante killings. The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities. Police abuse trends in the Philippines after cop kills Tarlac woman, son. He had no warrant, no charges, nor was he on-duty. [2], Jonel Montales Nuezca is a native of Urdaneta, Pangasinan but resided in Barangay Cabayaoasan in Paniqui, Tarlac. Jonel Nuezca, an off-duty police Senior Master Sergeant from the Metro Manila municipality of Paranaque, visiting Paniqui for the holidays, arrived with his service revolver on his belt and his 13-year-old daughter in tow and began accosting the family. Meanwhile, according to the Human Rights Watch World Report for 2020, the PNP’s reports does not include thousands more that the police fail to seriously investigate. MANILA, Philippines — The killing in daylight of a mother and son in Paniqui, Tarlac at the hands of an off-duty police officer is, according to the government. Gen. Val de Leon, Nuezca was also suspended for 10 days from his job from February 19 to 28, 2010. OSAC encourages travelers to use this report to gain baseline knowledge of security conditions in the Philippines. Iya Gozum. [26] Malacañang vowed to bring justice for the victims of the shooting. The police killing of a mother and her son in the province of Tarlac this week demonstrated how ingrained impunity has become in Philippine society, said a Catholic bishop.. Bishop Enrique Macaraeg of Tarlac said the killing of Sonia Gregorio, 52, and her son, Frank, 25, by a police officer is only one of the many killings that “have been happening around us.” On 30 December, police killed nine people and arrested 17 in Capiz and Iloilo provinces. [37], Tarlac Bishop Enrique Macaraeg condemned the shooting and added that God promises justice "even if sometimes justice on earth is hard to find. 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