The two cases of passion killings recently happened at SM North Edsa and SM Pampanga served as a reminder of the role of the family in the preservation of Filipino values that were obviously damaged because of the incidents.
Had the families of the victims in close monitoring of their children, those two incidents can be avoided, thus, saving precious lives. Yes, parents of those killed, particularly the SM Pampanga violence were two minors perished, were to be greatly blamed resulting in the death of their loved ones.
Lest it be misunderstood that we are tossing the blame solely to the parents of the victims but accounts of respected members of the community including religious groups stress that there are now warning signs that the family, as a basic unit of the society, is indeed in the midst of collapse because of the increasing incidence of crime of passion not only in those two malls but also elsewhere.
It is now clear that there is an urgent need to go back to the basic where children are taught primarily by their parents, values necessary for them to realize the importance of life.
The warning signs are already obvious. Unless proper approaches to restore immediately the core values among Filipino families, there will be more passion killings that will happen in the future.
A collective effort, therefore, of every Filipino family is the ultimate answer in avoiding senseless deaths not the assertions of others of breach of security protocols of mall operators.
No more, no less.
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