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The Tacloban school attack cut short 14-year-old Ayessa’s dreams of helping her parents.
MANILA, Philippines – Rainy Saturday morning there Tacloban Citythe package was delivered to 14-year-old Ayessa Nicole Dazo.
The black package contained a bracelet that she had bought online. A lively, “kikay” girl, Ayessa would not have a chance to wear accessories.
The package was sent on Saturday, June 27, five days after his unexpected death. Still unopened, it was placed on a chair, along with her maroon bag and body wrap, in front of her casket.
Ayessa was one of the three victims in the incident shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City Last Monday, June 22.
The 14-year-old was the first of three children to parents Ariet, a 38-year-old food chain worker, and Nico, a 35-year-old security guard.
He was beloved. He joked with his brothers. He had a dream; his father knew two things: to be a police officer and to buy a big bike.
Why a big bike? Nico thought that maybe his daughter was inspired by bloggers who ride that type of motorcycle. But both dreams were ways to help his parents.
“I told him: ‘Even if you don’t help us anymore. As long as you finish, because that’s what we do for you to go to school, not for us, for you.,” the father told Rappler.
(I told him, “Even if you don’t help us anymore. Just finish your studies, because what we are doing, providing your education, is not for us, it is for you.”)
Monday morning
Last Monday morning, after formation, where the security guards gather for a briefing, Nico’s agent asked which of them had children or relatives at San Jose High School.
He immediately picked up his phone and sent a message to his wife. On the phone, Ariet told him there was a shooting and that he had to look after their daughter. His supervisor approved his immediate leave.
After arriving at the school, with the crowd growing, Nico took a quick step to the door. A student approached him and asked if he was Ayessa’s father.
Details given: He was shot. He was brought to the hospital. The student was not sure of the type of vehicle that transported Ayessa or the name of the hospital that would treat her.
When entering the school grounds was already banned, the security guard let him in when he said he was the father of one of the victims. He went to the teachers in search of answers.
The third teacher who approached her turned out to be Ayessa’s class counselor. According to the teacher, Ayessa was shot in the chest. She was transported to a private car whose driver volunteered to bring the girl to the hospital.
“That’s why he didn’t know which hospital he went to because he was also confused (The teacher did not know which hospital Ayessa was taken to due to fear),” Nico said.
Ayessa was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Two students were pronounced dead on the spot. 15 students were injured by gunfire, while five others suffered injuries that were not caused by gunfire.
Two children aged 14 and 15 were arrested for the tragedy. The A 15-year-old child faces complaints for murder, aggravated murder, and grievous bodily harm. A 14-year-old child will undergo surgery intervention program.
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In the quest for justice and accountability, Ayessa’s grieving parents also want the 14-year-old child identified in the school shooting to be slapped with a complaint.
Children 15 years of age or younger are exempt from criminal liability but will be placed under an intervention program, according to Republic Act No. 9344 or the Rights and Welfare of Children Act of 2006.
Ayessa will be buried in a private cemetery on Wednesday, July 1. When asked about the family’s plans after the burial, Nico replied: “I haven’t thought of anything yet. I look at my son first…. I miss it. Because that’s sweet.
(I haven’t thought about it yet. I’m still thinking about my baby. I miss him a lot. He was a loving child.)
“He is still young. He still has many dreams. Then they do this to you (He was still young. He still had many dreams, and they did this to him),” Ariet told Rappler in Waray. with a report from Jazmin Bonifacio/Rappler.com
