MANILA, Philippines – When two minors opened fire in a school in Tacloban City on June 22, three students were killed while 20 others were injured.
Among those wounded in the gunfire was Gerric Bituin, a friend of alias “Nash,” the 14-year-old who was tagged in the fatal shooting at San Jose National High School.
It was his older sister, Janica, who recounted what happened to Gerric, in a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, July 1.
Janica said that Gerric was best friends with Nash. They became friends along with the second minor involved in the shooting, a 15-year-old identified by the alias “Rod,” as they were classmates during Grade 8.
“Sabi ni Gerric sa akin, dati masayahin si Nash at joker. May circle of friends sila niyan (Gerric told me that Nash was a cheerful person who cracks jokes. They were part of a circle of friends),” Janica told senators.
