00:00Breaking news! A man in Cebu City was suddenly punched in the face by a woman and his accomplices said that it looks like this.
00:15Are you beautiful?
00:17Wes, be careful when you go around Cebu City because there are some women there who got punched in the face after a fight.
00:29by a man
00:35just because they're beautiful?
00:38I remember what happened.
00:41It was like a flashback when I remember the incident.
00:49It was scary and I felt helpless.
00:55You're trying to make yourself look good but you're just getting punched by other people.
01:00It's in my mind to make myself look good.
01:06This is not a good news.
01:09One of the people who got punched because she's beautiful is a student named Claire who still has a wound on her nose.
01:16She got punched for four days by a foreigner she met.
01:21My nose still hurts so I can't wear my eyeglasses.
01:27That's why I'm using a contact lens.
01:30Last night, June 9, Claire was on her way home.
01:36I took off my eyeglasses because I wanted to wipe my face.
01:39I saw a vision that I can meet a person.
01:45Who doesn't have anything.
01:48I felt an impact on my face.
01:51You got punched.
01:53Blood was dripping from my nose and my mouth.
01:58The blood was dripping like a flu.
02:00I was crying and I called for help.
02:04She also called her mother, Beatrice.
02:07Mom, mom, mom, I'm here in Eskinitag.
02:10I got punched.
02:11My dad, my brother, and my mom went there.
02:15Claire's nose got a small crack.
02:19When I saw the person, I recognized him.
02:23He was wearing a polo shirt and a sling bag.
02:25And when they reported to the police what happened,
02:28they found out that Claire was not the only one who got punched that night.
02:33It was around 7 p.m. when it happened.
02:37The 22-year-old Irvel was on his way home with his friend, Paula.
02:43We were on our way to the dorm.
02:46Suddenly, someone punched me.
02:50That's why Irvel's face was swollen and puffy.
02:54He punched me on my fist and arm.
02:57I was like, what's happening?
03:03Some men came and said,
03:05Ma'am, you got punched too. Come here.
03:07There's another victim.
03:09That's why we're chasing you.
03:10Stay there, ma'am. Stay there.
03:11Let's call the police.
03:13Until the suspect was caught by the respondents.
03:16Ma'am, look at the person who punched you.
03:19Confirm if it's really him.
03:21But Irvel's face was not swollen.
03:24Thankfully,
03:25My friend's face was swollen.
03:27The suspect was immediately taken to the precinct.
03:30The first victim was already there.
03:32Then, they were looking for the third one.
03:34The third victim is Erica.
03:36Her real name is also in the precinct.
03:39The police also opened the door to report the man who hit her.
03:43And aside from her bruise,
03:45She has evidence.
03:47CCTV footage.
03:49Erica was just walking on the street of Cugon Ramos.
03:54I bumped into a man.
03:57When we were getting closer to each other,
03:59He suddenly punched me.
04:02My head was shaking.
04:04You know when you get hit,
04:06Your head will fall asleep.
04:08Then, I felt the pain on my back.
04:11It was so painful.
04:13I almost fell down.
04:16Erica asked for her grandfather in the barangay.
04:19I really thought that he really needed to answer.
04:22When I got there,
04:23I really checked the CCTV footage.
04:25When we got to the precinct,
04:27Erica already caught the suspect
04:29with his face swollen.
04:32I don't know if I pitied his face.
04:35He was bleeding.
04:36And they confirmed that the man who punched the three of them
04:41was the one.
04:42When my mom showed me the picture,
04:44She said,
04:45Is that him?
04:46I said, yes, that's him.
04:47They said to check the CCTV footage again.
04:51Then, it was confirmed that it was him.
04:54According to the suspect,
04:55The suspect is currently in prison in Avellana Police Station 2.
04:59Before he was caught by the officers who helped Irvet,
05:04His face was already swollen.
05:06That same day,
05:09He was already punched by six people.
05:13Last Sunday afternoon,
05:15I was playing with my computer.
05:17Then, a kid was next to me.
05:19Then, the kid pushed me again.
05:21I was told to stop what I was doing.
05:24Then, he kept pushing me.
05:27So, I pushed him.
05:30Then, he attacked me with his computer.
05:33I didn't get hit.
05:34I was able to escape.
05:35When I got out of the computer shop,
05:37I was attacked by someone.
05:40I had a wound on my ear.
05:42My face was full of blood.
05:45I was dizzy.
05:46I was angry.
05:47Because of what happened,
05:49I couldn't calm down.
05:51So, I thought to myself,
05:53Women are weak.
05:55They are not aggressive.
05:57That's why I got angry.
06:00In my mind,
06:02I was going to punch those who are beautiful.
06:04Because if they are ugly,
06:06I don't care.
06:07I think,
06:08I will be accountable for what I did.
06:10Because of their beauty, sir.
06:12I think he just reasoned it out
06:14to justify his pain to the women.
06:17You are trying to make yourself beautiful,
06:19but you will be attacked by other people.
06:21I apologize to them.
06:23Because what I did to them is not good.
06:25It hurts them too.
06:27But I did all of that
06:29because of what they did to me.
06:31Maybe,
06:34hurt people hurt people.
06:36But even if someone hurts you,
06:39you don't have a right.
06:43I know that you were just hurt.
06:45You are still human.
06:46You still have morals and values.
06:48But you don't have a right to hurt women
06:51just because we are vulnerable.
06:52No woman deserves to be hurt.
06:54No woman deserves to be hurt.
07:12Well, it's up to the person.
07:13If he wants to file charges
07:15on the part that hurt him,
07:17he has the right to do so.
07:25When I remember the incident,
07:28it's scary.
07:29And I feel helpless.
07:35I want to be strong
07:37because that's how they know me.
07:40I'm a strong woman.
07:41I don't want my trauma to become a problem again.
07:45That's why I force myself to be strong.
07:49That's why they continue to file
07:52cases of serious physical injury
07:54against Albert.
07:56If the suspect is proven guilty,
07:59the minimum sentence is 5-7 years
08:01and the maximum is 10-12 years.
08:03The possible psychological mechanism
08:06is called projection.
08:07So if a person is experiencing inner turmoil
08:11in another person,
08:12he can manifest it by giving aggressive behaviors
08:16to express the emotions
08:17that he didn't express in the past.
08:19It's not an excuse for a person to be hurt.
08:22If we prove that the offender
08:25is under the influence of prohibited drugs
08:27during the time that he committed the offense,
08:29he can be charged with violation of RA 9165
08:33or the Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002.
08:36We really push his case
08:39because he might do to others what he did to us.
08:42That's the price to pay that he did to women
08:46because he thought that we were just women,
08:48not men.
08:49They have no right to torture women
08:52because of their clothes or even their beauty.
08:55It's the duty of each of us
08:56to torture our fellow men.
08:58Until now, there are still women who are victims
09:01of toxic masculinity
09:03or the mindset of men,
09:05of other men.
09:06If you're just a woman,
09:07it's easy for you to get hurt.
09:09You're vulnerable.
09:10That's why you're our target.
09:13Is there anything that women should do
09:16to be safer in public places?
09:20If the attack is circular,
09:22our target is the forearm.
09:24For the freehand,
09:25it's a punch and a groin kick.
09:28So, you reach for the forearm,
09:30punch the face,
09:31and kick the groin.
09:33That's it.
09:34Okay, then run.
09:35We have a phone number of our municipal police stations
09:38in our area.
09:40So, if there are instances like this,
09:42you don't have to go to the police station.
09:44But rather,
09:45just call right away.
09:48For women,
09:49you're still not safe.
09:50And if ever you feel safe,
09:52I guess you should take extra more
09:54or more precautions.
09:56Don't think that we're just small.
09:58Don't think of the stereotypes
10:00that men are stronger.
10:02Because I believe that
10:03women's strength is equal to men's.
10:08Often,
10:09violence and abuse
10:12are not chosen by the victim,
10:14regardless of their age or appearance.
10:17And the fault is not with the victim,
10:20but with the attacker.
10:23Even so,
10:24it's still better to be careful
10:26and also to know
10:28what you can do
10:30if you're the victim.
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