On April 25, Las Piñas, a certain netizen called out an abusive man in a post who later got identified as Gerzon Dave Gonzales, who hit a senior citizen, named Tatay Julian with a baseball bat and later apologized after going viral.
In the posted footage by a concerned netizen, Gonzales got captured on video while attacking and later hitting old Julian with a baseball bat after a heated argument about a vehicular collision.
The footage made netizens furious and received different reactions as it made rounds on social media.
A netizen wrote in a post revealing the plate number of Gonzales and his actions.
Kung sino man ang tarantadong ito na nanghampas ng baseball bat sa ulo ni tatay. Good luck sayo. Tawagin mo na lahat ng Santo para maligtas ka.
Plate number: NED 8642
📍 Marcos Alvarez, Las Piñas pic.twitter.com/jwtE1oLN9H
— DK Austin✨️ (@DK_Austin_) April 24, 2022
Some netizens pitied Tatay Julian and turned their rage toward Gonzales.
Nakakaawa naman si Tatay Julian. Hinampas ng baseball bat nung lalaki na malaki ang katawan. Gerson Dave bakit mo hinampas si tatay eh inaano ka po ba? Kumakayod lang si tatay. pic.twitter.com/950LPLWCQt
— MIKHA MOT. (@altvivamaxph) April 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/krstn_ncl_/status/1518339477315686400
Other netizens appealed to put Gonzales behind bars.
ang cravings natin today ay makulong si Gerson Dave Gonzales
— Kathreng (@chandriabrnrdo) April 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/gelayyyqtie/status/1518452352843653121
https://twitter.com/batanguenobear/status/1518427838273458177
Gonzales posted and apologized in a now-deleted post to Tatay Julian that read:
“I’M SORRY TATAY JULIAN. PATAWARIN MO AKO. PASENSYA NA PO SA PANGYAYARI AT NADALA AKO NG EMOSYON KO. LUBOS KONG PINAGSISISIHAN ANG AKING NAGAWA. AKO NA PO ANG BAHALA SA LAHAT NG GASTUSIN NG PAGPAPAGAMOT MO.
TO MY BASHERS, WAG NA PO SANA NATIN PALAKIHIN ANG LAHAT NG ITO.. MAG
UUSAP KAMI ULIT NI TATAY JULIAN.”
Netizens were quick to react on his apology.
A netizen mocked him and pointed out that after hitting Tatay Julian with a baseball bat, he hugged him after going viral.
Pinaghahampas ng baseball bat yung senior citizen, tas nung nagviral payakap yakap ka pang hayop ka, tas sasabihin mong "MAHAL NA MAHAL KITA TATAY JULIAN 😭PINAGSISISIHAN KO NA ANG NAGAWA KO SAYO, I’M SO SORRY 😭😭😭🙏🏻 SALAMAT SA PAG YAKAP TATAY JULIAN 😭"
— Syntax Error 404 (@Eriztotleee) April 25, 2022
Another netizen emphasized that he hit someone with a baseball bat, and with a public apology, he is free from any charges.
https://twitter.com/ladyannemarieee/status/1518496352980062208
Social media star/influencer Christian Gaza also symphatized and is eager to give 100k pesos to the family of Tatay Julian if they file a case for the abuse of Gerson Gonzales.
“Kung si Tatay ay madadaan mo sa drama drama, pwes……. hindi ako si Tatay, Gerson. Yung mga kapamilya ni Tatay Julian ay maaaring mag-reach out lamang po sa Isyus page para matuluyan natin si boy bonjing batuta.
“Kapag nagsampa ng kaso si Tatay, bibigyan ko ang pamilya niyo ng 100K. Kapag inatras ni Tatay ang kaso at nakipagareglo, wala kayong 100K. Hihintayin kita, Tatay Julian,” Gaza wrote.