MyFatherIsAPoliceman trends on Twitter after viral video of cop shooting mother, son

MyFatherIsAPoliceman trends on Twitter after viral video of cop shooting mother, son

- A video of a policeman shooting a 52-year-old woman and her son point-blank has gone viral

- After the video of a witness was uploaded online the hashtag "My father is a policeman" trended on Twitter

- The cop shot the old woman and her son with other people looking on, and the policeman's face was captured as he also got to glance at the camera

- Thereafter the hashtag #MyFatherIsAPoliceman trended on Twitter, topping the list

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Twitter is ablaze with the hashtag #MyFatherIsAPoliceman after the video of the policeman shooting an unarmed old lady and her son.

The video showed how the 52-year-old Sonya Gregorio was covering her 25-year-old son, Frank Gregorio, shielding him from Parañaque policeman Jhonel Nuezca.

MyFatherIsAPoliceman trends on Twitter after viral video of cop shooting mother, son
Photo: Zii (@squirrlhan)
Source: Twitter

Twitter users retweeted the photos of the policeman and his companion using the hashtag #MyFatherIsAPoliceman.

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Other hashtags that trended following #MyFatherIsAPoliceman were #StopTheKillingPH, #JusticeForSonyaGregorio and #EndPoliceBrutality.

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MyFatherIsAPoliceman trends on Twitter after viral video of cop shooting mother, son
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Source: Twitter

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Issues have hounded the Philippine National Police (PNP). Before the Gregorio issue, many stories concerning "police brutality" have made rounds online. A case in point was that of Corporal Winston Ragos.

The Philippine Army Chief already ordered the launch of an investigation on the death of Corporal Winston Ragos who, with his arms up in the air, and upon bringing it down was shot by policemen at a checkpoint. His sling bag did not contain any gun or any weapon, as per the statement of his relative. The PA, on the other hand, as per its statement, it also mentioned that the wounds of a soldier are not merely physical but also mental.

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An incident in Quiapo Church also caught the attention of social media users. Two police officers took away the protest materials while the mass was ongoing.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros thereafter talked with the MPDD Roland Miranda about the incident, saying that they were not even staging a rally.

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