MANILA -- The hashtag #StopTheKillingsPH topped the trending topics in the Philippines on Monday morning as netizens, including celebrities, reacted to the killing of a mother and her son by a police officer in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday afternoon.

A viral video showed the suspect, Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca, shooting his neighbors Sonya Gregorio, 52 and her son Frank Anthony Gregorio, 25, multiple times after a verbal scuffle over the victims' use of "boga" or firecracker in their hometown Paniqui.

Actress Janella Salvador and Jed Madela described the incident as an inhumane act and pure evil.

How inhumane can you be to take actual human lives like that so confidently for your own selfish reasons— IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN CHILD— LIKE IT’S NORMAL? This is what it has come to in our country. Sick. My father is a policeman my ass. #StopTheKillingsPH

— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) December 21, 2020

That was just pure evil!!! JUSTICE for the family! That policeman should pay! #StopTheKillingsPH #StopTheKilling

— jedmadela ⁷ (@jedmadela) December 21, 2020

Television host-actress Maine Mendoza sought justice for the mother and son.

BAKIT KAILANGANG UMABOT DOON? Hindi ko kaya, grabe, Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mararamdaman ko pero pwede bang barilin ka nalang din sa harap ng anak mo? Sorry Lord pero sobra kasi yun eh. Sobra yung ginawa niya. Hustisya para sa mag-inang Gregorio. #STOPTHEKILLINGS

— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) December 20, 2020

Comedienne K Brosas, actress Agot Isidro and actor Alex Diaz also decried the killing.

Hindi ko kayang panoorin yung video.. nakakapang hina kahit pics Lang nakita ko at article.. Grabe na to lord!! Ganon ka casual?!?! Kahit alam nya na may camera?! Hayyyy!!!! #StopTheKillingsPH 🤬😭🤬😭

— carmela brosas (@kbrosas) December 21, 2020

Our Law Enforcement does not make us feel safe. Our streets do not feel safe—this is not okay. #StopTheKillingsPH #JusticeforSonyaGregorio #PULISANGTERORISTA

— △lexander Diaz ♚ (@alexandermcdizz) December 21, 2020

PNP = Patay Nang Patay

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— Agot Isidro (@agot_isidro) December 21, 2020

Television host Bianca Gonzalez and singer-actor Kean Cipriano called for the end of police brutality.

#STOPTHEKILLINGSPH

Na parang normal lang ang pagbunot at pagputok ng baril. Na parang wala lang ang buhay ng dalawang taong walang laban at hindi nanlaban. Na kung walang video na nakuha ay hindi pa malalaman ang kawalanghiyaang krimen na nangyari.#EndPoliceBrutality

— Bianca Gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca) December 21, 2020

GALIT NA GALIT AKO!

Gising Pilipinas! Grabe na tong nangyayare!

Let’s do something about this. #StopTheKillingsPH #EndPoliceBrutality #JUSTICEFORFRANKGREGORIO #JusticeforSonyaGregorio

— Kean Cipriano (@keancipriano) December 21, 2020

Comedian Vice Ganda said the viral video triggered his trauma over his own father’s killing in 1991, and joined calls for swift justice; while Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray wrote that she is “outraged” and brought up “all the times there were no cameras” to capture similar incidents.

Natulala ako matapos ko mapanuod ung video. Bumalik yung trauma ko. Bumalik lahat ng pilit ko ng ibinabaon na alaala. Ung putok ng baril. Ung itsura nung tatay ko na parang baboy na sinasakay sa jeep. Ung mukha ng demonyo. Ang bigat ng nararamdaman ko.

— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) December 21, 2020

Sana’y wag silang magaya sa Tatay ko na di nabigyan ng hustisya. Sana’y wag silang magaya sa pamilya namin na namanhid na lng sa tagal ng paghihintay ng katarungan. Sana wala ng makaranas ng kasamaang ito. #JusticeforSonyaGregorio #JusticeforFrankGregorio#StopTheKillingsPH

— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) December 21, 2020

Outraged and heartbroken. 😔 The fact that it happened in broad daylight, surrounded by others, in front of their own children.
When a video makes it real...I can't help but think of all the times there were no cameras, no witnesses...no video...no justice. #StopTheKillingsPH

— Catriona Gray (@catrionaelisa) December 21, 2020

The suspect, Nuezca, has surrendered to Paniqui police and has been charged with double murder.

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