NAGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR – Inside the compound of a university, where the 28-year-old, Teacher Leizel used to frame her life with lesson plans and creative activities for her students, is now a quiet hallway filled with grief, as her wake is being held at the St. Francis Xavier Chapel of Ateneo de Naga University.
The grade school teacher, whose journey ended in tragedy due to a senseless act of violence on July 18, 2026, was known more than just a simple teacher.
For her students whose futures were nurtured with unyielding devotion, she was not only an eight years in-service educator but a structural pillar and inspiration.
Meanwhile, for her grieving mother, Leonila โ Leizel was a devoted daughter whose strength held her family together as one of the primary providers for their family. However, the tragic incident brought financial struggles and bereavement.
๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ
In the middle of the unbreakable heartbreak, on July 21, 2026, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V-Bicol Region, through its Crisis Intervention Section (CIS) in Naga City, and the Local Government Unit of Naga City, paid a visit to the grieving family members of Teacher Leizel.
Helping them process the emotional distress and pain of losing their loved one, the CIS Social Worker conducted psychological first aid.
To provide financial support, DSWD Bicol under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program, extended Php10,000 cash relief assistance. Furthermore, on July 24, the family also received funeral assistance, amounting to Php50,000 through a Guarantee Letter, intended for the burial expenses.
Furthermore, the LGU Naga City through its City Social Welfare and Development, also provided financial assistance to the family.
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
In a compassionate response, DSWD Bicol under the leadership of Regional Director Norman D. Laurio made clear that the presence extended of the Agency is far beyond the delivery of financial assistance.
As the suspect behind the tragedy was already captured, the Department stands together with grieving family’s plea for swift and unyielding justice.
“๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ญ,” RD Laurio said.
When an unexpected tragedy shatters a family’s world, immediate care is more than a policyโit is a lifeline. Through swift relief, emotional support, and active advocacy, DSWD Bicol fulfills its duty to wrap its arms around families in their darkest hours. Justice will eventually heal the wound of impunity, but until then, compassionate care will continue to sustain the home that Teacher Leizel so lovingly built. ##