Florentino Gregorio, the husband and father of the victims, says this is welcome news now that the other family members are fearing for their lives.
— The Philippine National Police on Tuesday said it will provide security for the family of Sonya and Frank Gregorio, the mother and son who were fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in their own backyard.in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday afternoon. The crime was caught on video and has gone viral on social media, sparking public outrage.," PNP chief General Debold Sinas said in a chance interview with reporters at the victims' wake.
Sinas said the same protection will be given to the family of Nuezca, who is now detained at the Paniqui Police Station pending a commitment order from the court. He is facing two counts of murder.
Despite his father's crime, the Commission on Human Rights and the Council for the Welfare of Children stressed that the child should not be vilified. ShePNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana told CNN Philippines' The Source