MANILA, Philippines — Celebrities and influencers on Monday morning joined Filipinos in demanding accountability for a Tarlac-based policeman’s fatal shooting of his unarmed neighbors, 52-year-old Sonya Gregorio and her 25-year-old son Frank Anthony Gregorio.
The double shooting was captured on video, with clips of which since going viral.
Police SMSgt. Jonel Nuezca has since surrendered to authorities.
Related: Cop in viral video of Paniqui, Tarlac killing surrenders
Following reportage of the incident, the following phrases topped Philippine Twitter trends: #StopTheKillingsPH, #JusticeforSonyaGregorio, #EndPoliceBrutality, #PulisAngTerorista, and "My Father is a Policeman."
Over a million tweets collectively comprise these trending social media topics. These include posts of celebrities helping to call attention to the issue.
Here’s what local stars had to say about the matter.
Hindi ko kayang panoorin yung video.. nakakapang hina kahit pics Lang nakita ko at article.. Grabe na to lord!! Ganon ka casual?!?! Kahit alam nya na may camera?! Hayyyy!!!! #StopTheKillingsPH ????????????????
— carmela brosas (@kbrosas) December 21, 2020
GALIT NA GALIT AKO!
Gising Pilipinas! Grabe na tong nangyayare!
Let’s do something about this. #StopTheKillingsPH #EndPoliceBrutality #JUSTICEFORFRANKGREGORIO #JusticeforSonyaGregorio— Kean Cipriano (@keancipriano) December 21, 2020
#JusticeforSonyaGregorio#JusticeforSonyaGregorioAndFrankGregorio #EndPoliceBrutality#StopTheKillingsPH
— Sunshine Cruz (@sunshinecruz718) December 21, 2020
CTTO pic.twitter.com/caVWkD0EWE
— Ebe Dancel (@ebedancel) December 21, 2020
This is what you get when you normalize violence. Stop the killings. End police brutality. #paniquitarlacshooting
— Kara David (@karadavid) December 21, 2020
Justice sa lahat ng nawalan ng mahal sa buhay dahil lang sa init ng ulo ng ibang tao. It's not fair.
— alessandra de rossi (@msderossi) December 21, 2020
Just saw this video. Where's the commitment to serve and to protect!? This disgusts me.
— Robi Domingo (@robertmarion) December 21, 2020
Tapos, we'll hear the words, "We'll investigate it." WE NEED JUSTICE. FILIPINOS DESERVE BETTER. ????????#StopTheKillingsPH
Natulala ako matapos ko mapanuod ung video. Bumalik yung trauma ko. Bumalik lahat ng pilit ko ng ibinabaon na alaala. Ung putok ng baril. Ung itsura nung tatay ko na parang baboy na sinasakay sa jeep. Ung mukha ng demonyo. Ang bigat ng nararamdaman ko.
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) December 21, 2020
“MY FATHER IS A POLICEMAN” I hope your “policeman” father rots in jail. He is a murderer. #STOPTHEKILLINGSPH #JusticeForSonyaGregorio #EndPoliceBrutality
— Gabbi Garcia ? (@gabbi) December 21, 2020
#STOPTHEKILLINGSPH
— Bianca Gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca) December 21, 2020
Na parang normal lang ang pagbunot at pagputok ng baril. Na parang wala lang ang buhay ng dalawang taong walang laban at hindi nanlaban. Na kung walang video na nakuha ay hindi pa malalaman ang kawalanghiyaang krimen na nangyari.#EndPoliceBrutality
PNP = Patay Nang Patay
????????????— Agot Isidro (@agot_isidro) December 21, 2020
Murderer https://t.co/kurJdK2FOK
— Angel Locsin (@143redangel) December 21, 2020
That was just pure evil!!! JUSTICE for the family! That policeman should pay! #StopTheKillingsPH #StopTheKilling
— jedmadela ? (@jedmadela) December 21, 2020
BAKIT KAILANGANG UMABOT DOON? Hindi ko kaya, grabe, Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mararamdaman ko pero pwede bang barilin ka nalang din sa harap ng anak mo? Sorry Lord pero sobra kasi yun eh. Sobra yung ginawa niya. Hustisya para sa mag-inang Gregorio. #STOPTHEKILLINGS
— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) December 20, 2020
“Existing Homicide Charges”- pero hinayaan maghawak ng baril.
— jennylyn mercado (@MercadoJen) December 21, 2020
“One in 2019 and one last May”-isolated incident daw.
Nakakatakot isipin pero paano kung walang video? https://t.co/Bs5xZW32hu
Sa mga Pilipino na sumuporta sa #BLM movement, sana ganon rin po ang suporta natin para kayna Aling Sonya Gregorio pati sa anak niyang si Anthony Gregorio! Bigyan ang mag-inang ito ng hustisya!!!!! #EndPoliceBrutality #JusticeforSonyaGregorio #StopTheKillingsPH
— mimiyuuuh ???? (@mimiyuuuh) December 21, 2020
Human life is worth way more than goddamn fireworks. I hope to God that the officer gets the punishment he deserves. Both in this life and the next.
— Ian Pangilinan (@ianpangilinan_) December 21, 2020
nakakalungkot, nakakagalit — mas lalo na dahil hindi na nakakagulat. ano nang nangyayari pilipinas? gising na ba?
— kakie (@kakiep83) December 20, 2020
“Buhay ang kinuha nyo, buhay din ang kapalit.” #StopTheKillingsPH
— Markus (@markusrpaterson) December 21, 2020
Hindi ko ma-explain ang galit at awa na nararamdaman ko. Sana mabigyan sila ng hustisya. #JusticeforSonyaGregorio pic.twitter.com/UbiC2CG4iZ
— Maris Racal (@MissMarisRacal) December 21, 2020
PAANO NA LANG KUNG WALANG VIDEO YUN? #StopTheKillingsPH
— Maris Racal (@MissMarisRacal) December 21, 2020
woke up to that video. Grabe ganun na lang kabilis talaga pumatay no????? #STOPTHEKILLINGS
— Maris Racal (@MissMarisRacal) December 21, 2020
How inhumane can you be to take actual human lives like that so confidently for your own selfish reasons— IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN CHILD— LIKE IT’S NORMAL? This is what it has come to in our country. Sick. My father is a policeman my ass. #StopTheKillingsPH
— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) December 21, 2020
Hindi masasabi ng bata 'yung wala siyang pakí dahil pulis ang tatay niya kung hindi siya maláy at sanáy na mapang-abuso ang ama niya. Ibig sabihin, hindi ang mag-inang 'yon ang una at hindi rin sila ang hulí. #PULISANGTERORISTA
— Juan Miguel Severo (@TheRainBro) December 20, 2020