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Philippine police officer shoots dead mother and son on camera, reigniting nation s debate over police impunity
Regine Cabato, The Washington Post
Dec. 21, 2020
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MANILA- The sudden brutal killing of a mother and son, caught on camera late Sunday in the Philippines, has cast a harsh new light on the rampant abuse of authority by police under President Rodrigo Duterte.
The plainclothes police officer, identified as Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca, abruptly shot Sonya Gregorio, 52, and Frank Anthony Gregorio, 25, after an argument in Tarlac, a province about 80 miles north of Manila.
The incident on Sunday was recorded by a witness in a graphic video. It showed Nuezca pull out a pistol and shoot the gray-haired mother in the head and then her son as they clutched each other, before giving them a second bullet each. The video quickly went viral, prompting an administrative investigation and murder charges against the police officer. He has