Vice Ganda recalls trauma from his father's murder after watching viral shooting video

Vice Ganda recalled the trauma he had from his father's murder after seeing the viral shooting incident in Paniqui, Tarlac.

In the video, Police Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca was seen shooting an unarmed mother and son, Sonya Rufino Gregorio and Frank Anthony Gregoria.

"Natulala ako matapos ko mapanuod 'yung video. Bumalik 'yung trauma ko," Vice tweeted on Monday.

"Bumalik lahat ng pilit ko ng ibinabaon na alaala. 'Yung putok ng baril. 'Yung itsura nung tatay ko na parang baboy na sinasakay sa jeep. 'Yung mukha ng demonyo. Ang bigat ng nararamdaman ko," he added.

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

According to a report on PEP.ph in 2011, Vice revealed in a press conference that his father was shot dead in front of his family.

"Pinatay po, binaril po siya. Meron siya kaalitan, pinatay siya sa harapan namin," he said at the presscon. "Ang bigat, sobrang bigat po. Hard struggle for me during my early days, kasi bata pa lang ako."

"Kasi siyempre, di ba, sobrang traumatic, di ba? 'Yung tatay mo duguan, 'yung tatay ko dinala namin sa Chinese General Hospital, tapos gano'n, patay, namatay sa paa ko 'yung tatay ko," he added.

Nuezca, who is assigned in Parañaque City, has already surrendered to authorities, minutes after the shooting incident on Sunday afternoon.

An initial investigation showed that Nuezca and the victims had an altercation regarding right of way, before the shooting incident transpired.

He is presently under the custody of Paniqui Police Station and is facing double murder charges. 

"Sana'y wag silang magaya sa Tatay ko na di nabigyan ng hustisya. Sana'y wag silang magaya sa pamilya namin na namanhid na lang sa tagal ng paghihintay ng katarungan. Sana wala ng makaranas ng kasamaang ito," Vice said.

—Jannielyn Bigtas/MGP, GMA News