A friend of Joyce expressed her frustration on social media because the mother and her children were not laid to rest together. She blamed Kim Asperos for the separation, as if it were proof of a lack of love for Joyce — something deeply painful for the departed mother. According to the friend, “You were really cruel to Joyce. Even at their wake, you separated her from her children. You showed your true colors. You never really loved Joyce. This hurts so much.”

Because of what Kim did, Joyce’s family couldn’t help but feel angry. Some netizens also commented that even at the funeral, that policeman clearly showed he had no love for the mother of his children. “I wouldn’t be surprised why the mother of the three children suffered from depression that led to such a tragic end,” one said. “The soul of the departed mother cannot rest in peace because of what the policeman did — not letting her be buried with her children. He’s a disgrace to decent police officers.”

“You’re the kind of person who should be removed from the service. You’re not worthy of being respected or emulated as a policeman. You should have been the first to protect your family. But because of what you did, you’ll carry that guilt for the rest of your life.”

“Maybe the meddling of the mother-in-law was involved again in this domestic situation. You should just stay quiet and not interfere, especially now that your child has their own family and mind. Depending on who made the decision — the mother-in-law, the husband, or the mistress — we just hope that, with the priest’s final blessing, they wouldn’t allow the mother who gave birth to the three children to be buried apart from them. Don’t give the final blessing until the mother’s coffin is with the children, and let Father give a strong homily — a stern advice to the mother-in-law, the husband, and the mistress. I feel ashamed of that man, her husband.”

“You were the one who suffered to bring those children into this world, while he…” [The sentence is cut off, possibly missing context.]

Meanwhile, actress Kylie Padilla also expressed how disturbed she felt about the tragic incident. On her Facebook account, she shared about postpartum depression, which the mother reportedly suffered from and may have led to the crime.

“My last post was very personal to me. After giving birth to my second son, I also went through postpartum issues and I’m still experiencing complications or what they call a ‘relapse’ after childbirth,” Kylie said.

“I also struggled to breastfeed my second baby because he didn’t know how to latch like my firstborn did. All the stress, anxiety, and body pain — my body just gave out. I thought I would never recover. I didn’t think I’d go through that dark place I found myself in. I lacked a support system at the time. It’s hard to explain to people who don’t understand what a postpartum relapse is. Anyway, this post is not about me. I had savings. I had the ability to support myself. But not all mothers have that.”

“So I am pushing for #PaidMaternityLeave and #PostpartumDepressionAwareness. Mothers deserve time to rest their bodies and minds. After childbirth, they deserve to be taken care of — and so do their children. We need a world where everyone feels supported so our moms can better take care of our children,” she added.

Kylie is the estranged wife of actor Aljur Abrenica, and they were blessed with two sons, Alas Joaquin and Axel Romeo.