COLUMN-OPNION: Letter From Manila- Shooting of mother anson shows how such malevolence has plagued Philippines police force since 1970s
Mr Anthony Gregorio’s daughter and mother-in-law sitting beside his coffin and that of his mother Sonya Gregorio. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Letter From Manila
Shooting of mother and son shows how such malevolence has plagued Philippines police force since 1970s
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(MANILA) – Growing up in a rough neighbourhood south of Manila, I once found myself in a street fight with a boy my age. I was eight or nine at the time, and the older boys had pitted me against an opponent to prove that I was man enough to join their gang.
I remember that as I raised my fists, the boy in front of me, with menace in his eyes, said: “My father is Metrocom.”
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