Name: Famella Grace A. Anotche.

Section: CAS 06-101P

ISSUE: ANGELIKA TUMANG BULLYING CASE(Smoking Area Group)
A video of a 13-year-old girl physically and verbally attacked by a fellow teenager inside a mall in the
Philippines has gone viral. The attacker is Angelica Tumang, 15.The attack took place inside the restroom
of Jenra Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines in September 2018. Also seen in the video is Tumang’s
friend John Lloyd Impagyo, 16.
Apparently, the victim in the viral video is not alone. At least six more teenagers were said to have been
attacked by Tumang.It turned out that Tumang has been victimizing several teenage girls. She would use
the Facebook account of her boyfriend Nickole Gamboa, 15, and send messages to teenage girls.
Still using Gamboa’s Facebook account, Tumang would then set up a meeting with whoever replies to the
messages. In the meeting, she would physically and verbally hurt the girl and document the abuse on
video.Tumang is a seventh grader at Francisco G. Nepomuceno Memorial High School in Angeles City. In
an interview with Raffy Tulfo in his popular show “Wanted sa Radyo,” the school’s principal Estrelita Lecaros
was questioned why they did not immediately expel the teenage bully.
Lecaros explained that they were aware of Tumang’s attacks against fellow teenage girls but they needed
to follow the process before expelling a student. The principal revealed that the seventh grader has
transferred to another school, which is also located in Angeles City.
Tulfo revealed in “Wanted sa Radyo” that, according to sources, Tumang is a member of a little teenage
rascals group called Smoking Area Group. The other members mentioned were Abby Calara, Michaela
Catacutan, Honey Faye Catanghal, Winang Sultan and seven other male members.According to the victim
in the viral video, Sultan is the leader of the group. She is said to be pregnant and she was the one taking
the video while Tumang was physically violent to the victim.
Sources revealed that the Smoking Area Group members take marijuana and shabu or drug
methamphetamine before they commit violence. Their drug supplier is allegedly nicknamed Toril and Big
Boy.After the incident, Julie(the victim) stopped going to school because she had to undergo treatment after
experiencing continuous bleeding.
Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/conandaily.com/2019/08/21/videos-angelika-tumang-is-the-new-
joaquin-montes/amp/
REFLECTION
As I found out a viral video that shows a teenager hurting another teenager just because of some
love affair makes me ask myself what is really happening to the world .Is Youth really a hope for tomorrow?
Or we became the destroyer of our society. It’s sad to think that some teenagers was blinded by the thought
of superiority when they used force or when they hurt others. They’re thinking that acting strong or bullying
makes them cool but unfortunately it’s not. It’s make them look pathetic and less as a person. Posting it on
a social media? What for? For fame? and once they received hate comments they become suicidal . Bullying
is a serious problem, affecting not only the bully and the victim, but also the other students/people who
witness the bullying. School administrators can’t say it’s up to the parents. Parents can’t say it’s up to the
teachers. Teachers can’t say it’s not their job. And kids can’t say, “I was too afraid to tell.” Every single one
of us has to play our role if we’re serious about putting an end to the madness. We are all responsible. We
must be.(Megan Kelley Hall ) As for the bully Angelika Tumang, I learned that apologies often cannot undo
pain; but they can acknowledge it. And part of the cruelty of bullying is that the bruises, it leaves are on the
inside-it’s a hidden form of violence, shrouded by shame. And Julie (the victim) thought me that learn to
speak up if you experience bullying because if you stay quiet it may mean that you’re allowing them to
continue their wrong doings. So be brave and let them hear your voice.