Kian’s mother grieves police accusations vs. son: ‘Ano po ang laban namin?’

The mother of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos on Sunday lamented the police's allegations against her son, who was killed in anti-drug operations in Caloocan City.

"Mahirap ka na, parang nilulubog ka pa. Ano pong laban namin sa mga taong nasa katungkulan na pinoprotektahan pa ho ng mga taong may matataas na katungkulan? Ano po ang laban namin na isang hamak?" Lorenza Delos Santos told GMA News' Katrina Son in an interview on "24 Oras Weekend."

Delos Santos' lament came a day after so-called drug pusher Renato Loberas, alias "Lando," surfaced as the police's witness, alleging that Kian was a drug runner for a certain "Neneng."

Loberas was arrested on August 15, a day before Kian was shot dead by police officers.

He claimed to recall illegal drug transactions with the slain 11th grader.

"Minsan...sa tagiliran, likod, hindi ko po alam kung ano 'yung nakabitbit sa likod niya...hindi na po kami nakakapag-usap, diretso lang po, ganoon lang po, parang wala lang, kaliwaan lang po, abot lang," Loberas said on the report.

In the report, Lorenza addressed Loberas, asking him to reveal whoever put him up to testifying against her son.

"Darating ang panahon na ma-konsensya ka, pero huli na. Dapat ngayon i-tama mo, kasi nakita mong isang inosente 'yung tao. Huwag kayong mag-tago," the mother said.

"Kung sino man 'yung nagpoprotekta sa inyo, sana, malalaki man sila, ituwid niyo lang kung ano 'yung katotohanan," she added.

The teenager's father, Zaldy, claimed that the policemen blindfolded his son before shooting him.

He said the policemen also forced his son to name drug pushers in their area.

Senators, the Commission on Human Rights, the Philippine National Police's Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division, and the PNP-Internal Affairs Service (IAS) have initiated parallel probes into Kian's killing. — Margaret Claire Layug/BM/KVD, GMA News