Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 15) — Three local reporters were harassed and threatened with gunshots while interviewing farmers in Pastrana, Leyte Friday morning, the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines (NUJP) reported.
NUJP said the reporters identified as Lito Bagunas, Noel Sianosa, and Ted Tomas of San Juanico TV were covering a land dispute in Barangay Jones. In the video shared by the organization, a woman later identified as police officer Rhea Mae Baleos was seen aggressively pushing one of the newsmen. Gunshots can also be heard in the footage.Baleos reportedly grabbed Sianosa’s cellphone while the latter was taking videos, and pushed him away,” the NUJP said in a statement on Saturday.A few minutes later, the three journalists heard gunshots,” it also said. Tomas said he saw policemen in uniform firing the shots,” it added.’ ‘5’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘100%’ ’embedCode’: ‘