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MANILA - Even for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the sight of an off-duty policeman killing in cold blood a mother and a son she was desperately trying to protect was too brutal. I don t think that you can escape the rigours of justice because it was caught on TV. Even I am dumbfounded… That s unfair and too brutal, Mr Duterte said during his televised Cabinet meeting on Monday night (Dec 21).
Police reports said the scuffle began after Mr Gregorio set off an air cannon made out of a PVC pipe, creating loud noises, and deteriorated into a heated argument over a land dispute.
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Philippine authorities investigating fatal shooting incident in Tarlac involving police officer
A video of the incident went viral after it was uploaded on social media sites. (Images: Screengrab from Twitter video)
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MANILA: The authorities in the Philippines said on Monday (Dec 21) they were investigating a fatal shooting incident in Tarlac, north of capital Manila, involving 46-year-old police officer Jonel Nuezca.
He is also reportedly facing double murder charges.
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In a statement, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it strongly condemned the shooting, which led to the deaths of two people said to be Nuezca s neighbours in his hometown of Paniqui.
December 21, 2020
Sergeant Jonel Nuezca shot his neighbour point blank over a dispute and now facing murder charges.
Philippine National Police
MANILA - Just days before Christmas, Filipinos woke up on Monday morning (Dec 21) to a harrowing five-minute video of an off-duty police officer shooting point blank at a neighbour and her son in broad daylight over some disputes in front of a small crowd.
The incident was shocking and disturbing for its portrayal of brazen impunity, critics said. It has also once again cast a harsh light on perceived abuses by policemen purportedly emboldened by a president said to be mollycoddling officers carrying out his bloody drug war.
Related Story While there are unfortunate incidents like this, the vast majority of our PNP personnel perform their sworn duties everyday with honour and integrity to protect and serve the people… The sin of Nuezca is not the sin of the entire Philippine National Police, he said.
Government critics disagreed, saying the killing reflected the executioner s mentality among policemen because of a culture of impunity stoked by President Rodrigo Duterte himself. This is what happens when the kill, kill, kill culture becomes prevalent and reigns supreme among the police and military. This is also the same system that also enabled this worsening state of impunity that is running amuck in our country today, said Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate of the Bayan Muna (People First) political party.