We at the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
maintain that there was nothing wrong in his taking of photographs of actress
Claudine Barretto giving an airline staff a dressing down at the terminal of
the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA3) on May 6.
Barretto and her husband are celebrities and are thus,
public figures. They were also in a public place and were involved in a
commotion making the incident legitimate for coverage.
Tulfo was also right in not handing over his phone camera.
No one has the right to forcibly take a person’s camera or phone especially of
a journalist documenting a public incident.
The matter on who started the violence should be left to the
investigation of authorities who should file the appropriate charges on those
found liable.
Reference
Nestor Burgos
Jr.
Chairperson
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