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Mourners came en masse to join grieving relatives who will bury the two victims of the fatal shooting in Paniqui, Tarlac, on Sunday morning. Photo by Maria Adelaida Calayag
PANIQUI, Tarlac – Screams of pain and an outpouring of love surrounded the funeral ceremony for Sonya Gregorio, 52, and her son Frank Anthony, 25, as their family said goodbye with emotion a week after the two were brutally murdered. for an out of order. policeman.
Mica Gregorio, 14, burst into tears when the coffins of his mother and brother were opened during the funeral.
“Mom, my mom, I’ll never see you again … I can’t [I’ll never see you again… I can’t bear this]”Mica said between sobs.
Family members tried to comfort Mica, who was standing by the coffins, allowing her to look at her mother and brother for the last time.
Mica then turned to Florentino, her father, for confirmation.
“Dad mom is alive, they didn’t rush, they are alive, dad! They said they would return. Mom promised. Because otherwise? Why? “Mica told her father.
The grieving relatives of the victims of the fatal shooting in Paniqui, Tarlac said goodbye with emotion during the funeral on Sunday. Sonya Gregorio, 52, and her son Frank Anthony, 25, were interred at the Paniqui Garden of Angels Memorial Park as her family and supporters continue to seek justice for the twins’ murders. INQUIRER photo / Maria Adelaida Calayag
“We are here son, we are here”, answered Florentino.
More than 1,000 people showed up during the burial at the Paniqui Garden of Angels Memorial Park in Barangay Salomague here.
They wore black and white shirts stamped with messages calling for justice for the two murder victims.
Sonya and Frank were shot and killed at point-blank range in front of their home by an off-duty police officer on December 20.
The suspect, Sergeant Major Jonel Nuezca, remained in the custody of the Paniqui municipal station pending an internment order from a court. He faces double murder charges.
The killings, which were videotaped and went viral on social media, were reportedly sparked by a clash between neighbors over the firing of “vogue” or an improvised firecracker by Frank. The fight was compounded by an old property dispute, investigators said.
Cry out for justice
Relatives of the two victims wore black shirts patterned with messages calling for justice as they led the funeral march for Sonya and her son Frank on Sunday morning.
They were escorted by about 250 motorcyclists from the different chapters of the Police Hotline Movement Inc. in the towns of Tarlac de La Paz, Camiling, Concepción and in Nueva Écija, La Unión and Metro Manila.
According to Florentino Gregorio, Sonya’s widower, Sonya’s companions sponsored part of a lot where the victims will be buried. Sonya used to work there as an agent.
Suspect Nuezca shot Sonya and Frank at point-blank range in front of their home on December 20. Investigators said an old family dispute over property and right of way led to the killings.
JPV
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