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'Nash' aunt admits bringing nephew to gun range, says he wanted to be a cop

Published Jul 1, 2026 04:15 pm
Alias "Nash", the 14-year-old suspect in the infamous Tacloban school shooting, wanted to become a police officer.
PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, aunt of alias
PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, aunt of alias "Nash", one of the minor suspects in the Tacloban school shooting (Senate of the Philippines photo)
This was according to her aunt, PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, who was present during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality chaired by Senator Risa Hontiveros.
Pacencia said “Nash” looks up to his aunt, and it was for this reason that she brought her nephew to the shooting range once. Under questioning by Hontiveros, Pacencia said that she supports his nephew financially.
"He wanted to be a police officer, and he was asking if I could bring him to the firing range," she added.
Pacencia also detailed how Nash was able to access her firearm, which was stowed in a plastic gun box, a 9mm Glock pistol. She said that this is the standard for safekeeping.
According to her, Nash was able to locate the gun because she had only one locker in her room. The so-called locker was made of plastic.
PBGen. Jason Capoy, Regional Director, Police Regional Office 8, said that Nash broke into her aunt's home by entering through the window while PCol. Noelito Getigan of the Tacloban City Police Office stated that he forcibly opened the plastic cabinet that contained the firearm.
According to her, Nash was able to locate the gun because she had only one cabinet in her room.
"Yung standard po is yung safety vault, but it was in good faith that I believed it was safe at that time since I'm the only one staying in my house," she said.
"Siguro naghanap siya kung saan ko pwede matago and yun lang ang area na may lock (Perhaps he searched where I could have hidden it and that was the only area that was locked)," she added.
Senator Raffy Tulfo stated that as responsible gun owners, they shouldn't be exposing minors to guns, much less bringing them to a shooting range.
"Kung hindi mo siya isinama at hindi na siya na-expose sa ganung klaseng environment (If you didn't bring him there, he wouldn't have been exposed to that kind of environment), things would have been different," he said.
Jennelyn Badoria, mother of one of the victims who died during the shooting incident, wants the suspects' parents, including their guardians, held accountable for what happened.
"Lalo na yung may-ari ng baril, gusto ko pong managot… siya yung nagturo sa kaniyang pamangkin kung paano gumamit ng baril (Especially the gun owner, I want her to be held accountable…she was the one who taught his nephew how to use the firearm)," she said.

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