#justice for sonya gregorio

[tadhaana]

yesterday, there was a shooting in paniqui, tarlac, a northern province of the philippines.

a mother, sonya gregorio, and her son, frank gregorio, were shot point blank by jonel nuezca, a police officer who was off-duty at the time.

this happened in broad daylight, in front of several witnesses, including nuezca's own daughter. if an officer can kill two innocents without fear in such a circumstance, who is to say what they can do when they're alone, in the dark of night?

there is a culture of violence in the philippines, one where police officers can kill as they please and be protected by the president himself. it is a culture made of thorns, bleeding my country dry and killing the people in it.

the government are claiming that this is an isolated case. it is not. police brutality runs rampage in the philippines, as it has for so long.

and the worst thing?

no one cares.

we are not the usa. we are not the uk. that does not make us any less important.

enough is enough.

end this now.

#philippines #police brutality #end police violence #end police brutality #justice for frank gregorio #justice for sonya gregorio #death tw #police brutality tw #shooting tw #current events #dia rants

[blitzthestars]

I'm so upset right now at the Philippine government and the state of police because how dare this policeman ruthlessly kill a mother and a son over an argument, shot not only once, but twice, in front of his child?! And said child didn't even flinch, was caught bragging that her father was a policeman moments before the other party was gunned in the head.

Now the country is up in arms, calling for justice. The Philippine National Police spokesperson mentioned it as an ISOLATED CASE like what the fuck do you think has been going on in this country? So many cold cases wherein police are involved in heinous crimes against the Filipinos. Just last month there was the Cordillera case. DON'T YOU LIE TO THE PEOPLE'S FACE.

Another point to argue. It has been proposed that policemen have body cameras as part of their get-up during an operation, and the police body claimed that they have God as their camera, and that each and every policeman/woman has been trained to be honest in their lime of work. Now imagine if the neighbor didn't take a video of what was happening. After the shooting, that murderer STRAIGHT UP JUST COLLECTED HIS CHILD AND WALKED AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED as per the witness.

Then the Presidential spokesperson has mentioned that what a police does outside of their uniform does not reflect what they do as a policeman. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. Do you think you stop being a spokesperson outside of your office? Do doctors suddenly abstain from being a doctor once they're not wearing their white coats? Do engineers and architects and accountants and all other professions stop being what they are once they are out of the uniforms?

The police are sworn To Protect and To Serve The People, but in what way are they serving? There are plenty of cases where the police are the main suspects in killing unarmed people, where they plant evidence, where they arrest and gun down people in the middle of the night, and many others that I cannot name right now.

The President has enabled this militarian thinking, while the other government sectors are suffering. The Common People are suffering. What more must happen for this to change? The elections are two years away from happening, and I tremble in fear of what will happen.

There are so many issues in this government, but right now I'm just sitting in my seat, incapable of doing anything but type out my frustrations.

Pilipino, kailan ka ba magigising? Hanggang saan ba ang titiisin mo hanggang kilalanin ng gobyerno lahat ng hinaing mo?

#StoptheKillingsPH #justice for sonya gregorio #justice for frank gregorio #end police brutality #end police violence #philippines #wake up

[kamwashere]

ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE

#stop the killings #philippines #justice for the gregorio family #justice for sonya gregorio #justice for frank gregorio #acab #all cops are bastards #anti-police #kamwashere #ph

[that-total-wreck]

Filipino cops are just like US cops except replace the racism with being radically anti-poor then I'll let you figure out the rest

#thoughts #philippines #fuck cops #acab #justice for frank gregorio #justice for sonya gregorio #justice for kian delos santos #justice for winston ragos #justice for joshua laxamana

[maya-chirps]

The fact that there are people DEFENDING that bastard police officer and even saying they'd do the same is DISGUSTING and I seriously hope those who even claim they'd do the same would never hold a gun or be stripped their gun because holy shit that's fucking scary.

It'd be a bit of a cringing and even disturbing manner if it was just regular people saying these but OTHER POLICE OFFICERS are defending this guy and even SAYING THAT THEY WILL DO THE SAME which is FUCKING TERRIFYING.

My brother saw some FB posts abt people defending this shit and I am still FURIOUS.

#mayastuff #philippines #police brutality tw #philippine police #death tw #gun tw #shooting tw #justice for sonya gregorio #justice for frank gregorio

[urwannabeartist]

END POLICE BRUTALITY ❗️❗️❗️

JUSTICE FOR SONYA AND FRANK GREGORIO

#stopthekillingsph #justice for sonya gregorio #endpolicebrutality

[luna-drinker]

I don't know why people are putting blame on a 12 year old girl as if she was some kind of accomplice to murder. 1) She is no way responsible for her fathers bad temper or actions, 2) she didn't flinch because she was in shock and 3) what was she, a child, supposed to have done in that situation?

#phillipines #police brutally #justice for sonya gregorio

[crimsonrainsoughtflowerss]

What's happening now in the Philippines.

Jonel Montales, a police officer shot an old woman and her son. The cop shot them in front of his daughter while she was filming & shouting “MY FATHER IS A POLICEMAN.” This is an act of terrorism.

Please read and use your platform to spread awareness, don't be silent.

This is how policemen use their power here in the Philippines. END POLICE BRUTALITY.

"MY FATHER IS A POLICEMAN."

Your father is a murderer.

ccto

#StopTheKillingPH #justice for sonya gregorio #endpolicebrutality #end police violence #oust duterte #Justice for frank Gregorio

[julianairizzz]

#StopTheKillingsPH

HUWAG MONG PIGILAN ANG SARILI MONG ILABAS ANG GALIT NA NAG-AAPOY SA IYONG DIBDIB. MARAMI NANG KARAPATAN NG MGA PILIPINO ANG INAAPAKAN, INAABUSONG KAKULANGAN SA PRIBELEHIYO. HINDI ITO ANG ORAS PARA MANAHIMIK, KUNG HINDI KA GALIT, BAKIT?!

#justice #STOPTHEKILLINGSPH #justice for sonya gregorio #police crim

[uglychildd]

if 'abusing of power' is your definition on how a policeman should act..

may utak ka pa ba?

#end police brutality #justice for sonya gregorio #justice for frank gregorio #stop the killings ph

[ladyvendetta]

TW: Murder 

You know the news gais and this deserves justice from the mother and son at eugh (Nuezca’s COLD DAUGHTER) sasabihin mo ulet na pulis talaga ang ama mo kaya hayan sabihin mo instead "Mamamatay tao ang ama ko, pinatay nya ang isang ina at anak sa harap ko.”

NDI TO JOKE.

At isa pa walang kasalanan ang lahat na pulis na malinis na puso kasi alam nila ang gagawin bilang frontliner.Yung kagaya niyang binaril ang biktima na walang ka muwang muwang wag tularan.

WE MOURN THEIR DEATHS AND SO ARE WE

#justice for sonya gregorio #stopkillingsPH #2020 tarlac murder

[hyperlazy]

T/W SHOOTINGS, DEATH, AND POLICE BRUTALITY

A filmed video of a policeman and killing two people with her daughter on the background has recently been on storm in the Philippines, I made this post to share the story and to show that we too have problems with police brutality.

TRANSLATION

Reporter: After that, [shooting] what did the police do? [police who shot sonya and frank gregorio]

Witness: He took her daughter and walked away like it was nothing.

CORRECTION:

the officer has since then turned himself in but will not give any comment on the situation.

here is the link to the video, please do not watch if you have trigger warnings of death, shooting, and blood.

watch here.

there are no donations currently on hold, I am only posting so that I can spread information.

please please PLEASE reblog and spread information, even tag some big blogs to show it to more audiences, a simple reblog counts to inform people of our fight against police brutality here in the Philippines.

#signal boost #please reblog #frank and sonya gregorio needs justice #reblog if this comes on your timeline #stop police violence #stop police brutality

[diaryofanangryasianguy]

12/22/20

Family mourns Filipino mother and son shot by police over noise

Relatives of a woman and her son shot dead by an off-duty policeman in the Philippines called for justice at their wake on Tuesday amid public outrage over an incident that went viral on social media after it was caught on camera.

Sonya Gregorio, 52, and 25-year old son Frank Gregorio, were shot in the head on Sunday after a row over noise, triggering accusations from activists that President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs had created a culture of police impunity.

#filipino #international #news #philippines #tw sensitive material

[atiny-piratequeen]

Anyway, here’s a bit of a post on issues going on around the world to educate yourselves and the people around you and some links from twt that may include how you can help out in your own ways; 

TWs for death, police brutality, murder, shootings, genocide, rape, islamophobia, slavery, natural disasters, discrimination, etc

Information on the recent police brutality and shooting death in the Philippines of Sonya and Frank Gregorio and some information in the thread on how to assist with the family and/or spreading awareness (please be aware signing petitions do not work in this instance and it would be more helpful to spread the hashtags or posts with information)

A thread of some donation drives to help in PH

Petitions to sign to help prevent the drilling for oil in the Artic (international petition link in the thread)

Sign the petition here to voice your disapproval of Belgium and France’s islamaphobia at banning the use of hijabs in higher education in their countries

Information on the issue of slavery in Libia and how you can spread awareness/support anti-slavery movements to combat this

More information on modern slavery, specifically in Libia. Please use caution if scrolling through the thread as some of the links have graphic imagery.

A very informational carrd on the genocide of Uyghurs in China and links to donate, educate, and sign petitions to help.

Petitions, Bail Bond Funds, Protests, and an Overall Resource list to support BLM provided by BOMB magazine

Information and surveys regarding LGBTQ+ discrimination in the US

An article on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and the lack of justice they recieve

Information on the situation happening in Palestine and how to help + spread awareness

A thread on the earthquakes in Croatia and how you can provide aid

An overall Carrd with more issues and links on how to help, including with donations, signing petitions, or generally spreading awareness. 

please feel free to add your own links, and if you could, reblog this so you and the people around you might be more aware of the issues around you

#thank you #world issues

[askwenjing]

For non Filipinos, please do not sign the petitions about bringing justice for Sonya and Frank Gregorio and ending police brutality because the government in the Philippines will not accept any of them due to red tagging.

What is red tagging?

And a carrd too: https://redhatdog.carrd.co/

This means that the petitions will be red tagged.

The consequences of being red tagged are severe, and can even result in death as shown in this tweet (trigger warnings: death, blood) https://twitter.com/philzalcvr/status/1341334185735319552?s=19

As a result, the Filipinos cannot speak against the government. The law enforcement, police and the military can get away with anything including murder because the president of the Philippines has sworn that he will never throw them into jail and he even permits them to shoot first.

As non-Filipinos, the best way to help them is to spread awareness of this incident and donate to the family of the victims. Many innocent lives have been lost due to police brutality. Please do not ignore this.

Say their names.

To all the Filipinos, stay safe. And to all the non-Filipinos, spread the news as much as you could. Police brutality is a worldwide issue.

#end police violence #end police brutality

[infinitywizard1207]

Our President And The Issue Of EJKs In The Philippines by Santino Fernandez

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely-Lord Acton”  

These words to me are important as they reflect a huge societal issue happening right now in The Philippines. This issue has to deal with the police and how they abuse their power towards the people of my country.  It is no secret that Police Brutality is running rampant in some countries right now. Just last May, America experienced a great tragedy with the murder of George Floyd.  The cop killings in the US are rampant but in the Philippines they are as bad if not worse.

Ever since 2016 our president Rodrigo Duterte has been on the so called “War on Drugs.”    In this campaign he promised to rid the country of dangerous substances by the end of his  six year term. However all it has done is create more damage  as this so called “Drug War” targets the poor and less fortunate.  In the years since Duterte has taken office he has implemented Extra Judicial Killings also known as EJKs in the country.   An EJK is when the government sanctions the killing of people or drug addicts  in the country as long as there is evidence.  There is no due process any more and these addicts are not taken to a court of law. These addicts are shot in the streets in cold blood without any hesitation or remorse.

Since the implementation of EJK in our country there have been up to 5000 deaths caused by the EJKs. However human rights groups say it is way beyond 12,000 already.  Human rights groups have been siding with the people because it is a violation of democracy. According to our democratic law everyone deserves their day in court but Duterte prefers to not do that and instead kill the offenders.  In a direct quote from the man himself he says that he will protect the cops who commit the EJKs. Duterte says- “That’s our deal. When I said that you go and destroy the drug industry, destroying means destroying, including human life.” He said police officers who have faced difficulties in carrying out their duties should never stress over it as he says  "I'll take care of you.”  

This has caused many corrupt cops to abuse the power and protection given by the president. Because of this protection the deaths caused by the EJKs have risen rapidly claiming the lives of men, women, and children alike.  One of the many victims was Kian De Los Santos a 17 year old boy in high school who was gunned down by cops.   The official statement by the police was that allegedly Kian drew a firearm on the cops and it prompted them to fire back.  Witness reports and a closed-circuit TV, though, showed two men pulling Kian around a basketball court in civilian wear. At the site of the confrontation, two small sachets of alleged shabu, a .45 calibre firearm and four shot cartridge cases were found. Witnesses have reported that they ordered Kian to run and handed him a gun. The Caloocan policemen believed Kian was a drug runner, but the accusation was vehemently refuted by the teenager's parents.  

However it is not just physical damage and the loss of life that these EJKs cause but mental damage as well.  Human Rights watcher  Carlos H. Conde has investigated the trauma caused by the EJKs. One of Carlos’s subjects was a girl whose father was gunned down by the police which has created massive trauma.  In a direct quote from Carlos-“What struck me deeply was the level of trauma that these kids have, When I talked to her about that, she was very articulate and forthright, but you could sense the deep psychological trauma that she suffered in witnessing the violence and also being reminded every day of what happened to her father”

These children paint a harrowing picture of the long-lasting consequences of the murders. Another harrowing example of  how EJK effects children are three anonymous brothers. These three brothers, who were 15, 13 and 10 when their father was killed over two years ago, now live on the streets, after being essentially deserted by their mother, do not attend school and work menial jobs for rent. A 5-year-old boy's mother said he threatened to kill one of his friends and cover him in packing tape. "It's the same way the boy's father was discovered 19 times after being stabbed, his head wrapped in tape and a sign placed near him reading, "I'm a drug pusher. Don’t emulate me.”

From July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019, the Philippine National Police announced that 5,526 criminals were killed during police operations. However, according to reports by domestic human rights organizations, this figure does not include the thousands of suspected gunmen killed in incidents that are not seriously investigated by the authorities, raising the death toll to as high as 27,000. Human Rights Watch reports and reputable media sources such as Rappler and Reuters say that these vigilante-style shootings were committed either by police officers themselves or by police-related killers.  This has resulted in many cases with regards to the violation of human rights but only one case was brought to justice and it was the case of Kian.

Even today there are victims of this abuse in power. On Dec 20 2020 a mother and her son were killed by a policeman in Pampanga.  This policeman by the name of Jonel Nuezca shot a middle aged woman by the name of Sonya Gregorio and her son by the name of Frank Gregorio.  This whole incident was recorded on video and shows Nuezca take out a gun and shoot Sonya in the head, then shoots her son while they clutch each other, then shoots each of them a second time. The video soon went viral, prompting an internal investigation of the police officer and murder charges. He has handed himself in to the police but this is again a harsh reminder of how rampant this abuse of power is.

The presidents reach of power also extends over to the media and government. The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in July 2019 urging the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to send a briefing on the human rights situation in the Philippines in June 2020, putting international pressure for transparency to bear. The Duterte administration reacted by demanding the termination of all financial aid talks from the 18 countries adopting the resolution.

Journalists are also being silenced as well.  This is the case with the company of ABS-CBN  news network and the famous journalist Maria Ressa.  In the case of ABS-CBN the company was accused of political bias.  Duterte accused ABS-CBN of not being impartial or fair during the 2016 elections. These accusations go even further when the President accused ABS-CBN of aiding Duterte’s political competition.  During the hearing for the franchise’s renewal the house of representatives voted on closing ABS-CBN after 25 years of news. Critics of the president say he's gone after media outlets who have closely reported his drug war, which since he took office in 2016 has left thousands of people dead. By government order, ABS-CBN ceased operations of its free TV and radio channels after its 25-year franchise expired in May.

This has caused massive repercussions amongst the Philippine society as 11,000 workers were left without a job and let go.

However there are massive long term effects as well.  ABS-CBN was the number one news network in the country and their network reached across the various provinces. With no news network most of the country is not informed on the various events in the country.  This was the case in November 2020 when Typhoon Ulysses hit the Cagayan Valley. Since there was no news of the upcoming Typhoon the residents of that province were unprepared and not ready. The result was a staggering amount of deaths in the Cagayan valley as well as a massive amount of damage.  All this is the result of Duterte wanting to silence his critics because of his actions in the drug war.

Another example of Journalism being silenced is the case of Maria Ressa. Maria Ressa was the CEO of the news website Rappler.  This news website vehemently criticized and watched  Duterte’s movements and approached towards the drug war.  Ever since the 2016 election  Rappler has been a harsh critic for Duterte but in 2020 Maria Ressa was jailed. The allegations according to the court were “cyberlibel” which is equivalent to 200,000 pesos in damages plus a few years in jail. Ressa’s arrest sparked anger in millions including famous journalist Amal Clooney.  Many have stated that this is an act that takes away the freedom of speech. A right that we Filipinos have because of our democratic government.  Amal has said her self that “the court had become complicit in a sinister action to silence a journalist for exposing corruption and abuse”.  

Rappler scrutinized Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government, revealed bot armies and corruption, and reported his ruthless anti-drug campaign, which, by some reports, has resulted in tens of thousands of extrajudicial killings. In exchange, Rappler was criticized as trading "fake news" by the president, and his administration launched multiple lawsuits against him. In addition to the cyber-libel allegations, Ressa is also facing further prosecution for libel, two court proceedings alleging unlawful foreign ownership of her enterprises, and inquiries into her old tax returns. The numerous allegations made against Ressa could lead to prison sentences of about 100 years.

Various journalists have also been  victims to Duterte’s silencing.  In November, one journalist had been killed: news anchor Eduardo Dizon of Mindanao's Kidapawan City, who was shot dead on July 10. At least one of them, Brandon Lee, was seriously wounded in an assault by a gunman in the northern Philippines in August.   But it doesn't stop there as Duterte has passed an Anti Terror Bill which at close examination controls our freedom of speech.  Under the statute, a criminal suspect can be arrested without trial for 14 days, a duration which may be extended to 24 days. Human rights lawyers argue that it breaks a constitutional requirement that after three days of arrest, an individual must be convicted. The anti terror law also will  monitor any social media discourse related to offending the president or his administration.

Even today the ruthless reign of Duterte continues as the police are given more power while the masses suffer. During the lockdown the president has stated that he will kill anyone who violates it. “My orders to the police and the military, if anyone creates trouble, and their lives are in danger: shoot them dead.”   This has created  fear amongst the masses as well as a new view on how the people see our government.

In my personal opinion this is not what a leader is supposed to be. Before I started on this essay I put a quote about power and I feel this is more relevant now than ever. Duterte’s absolute power has corrupted the government absolutely.  It has made the police think they are untouchable and has caused the poor people to suffer.  Our president is waging a war on drugs that is not effective at all and the Filipino people are paying the price.  A good leader in my opinion is one who puts the people first and not his agendas.  A good leader is someone who takes the Filipino people’s lives into consideration and does not murder them in cold blood. So with this current societal issue happening in our country I ask that you spread the awareness of how bad our president is.  Hopefully this country will change for the better and it will see a brighter tomorrow. In the end it is really up to the Filipino people and if they want their country to change.

“People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people.”

V from V for Vendetta

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https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/philippines

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