EXCLUSIVE: Cellphone ng babaeng nagti-TikTok, hinablot ng snatcher sa Sampaloc, Maynila

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00:00 A woman uploaded a video of the crime in the middle of a victim's tiktok on her cellphone.

00:10 Noel Tanaka has the exclusive.

00:13 In this CCTV footage of Barangay 470, Sampaloc, Manila,

00:20 earlier this morning, two women and a man were seen chatting happily in the corner of Laonlaan and Jeleno Street of the barangay.

00:31 Later, the two women were dancing for their tiktok content.

00:36 But it seemed like it wouldn't go viral.

00:39 Then a man came up with a white t-shirt and a hat, and suddenly his cellphone was tapped while running.

00:47 It seemed like a woman was shouting, but the two men immediately came out.

00:51 Just in time, another victim was approaching the barangay hall.

00:55 A woman also grabbed the suspect, but she was shown a gun.

01:00 We were outside to tiktok for a while.

01:02 A man came up to me with his cellphone to get revenge, but he was tapped with a gun.

01:08 The two men immediately chased the suspect,

01:11 and one of the victims' father was on duty, the head of Tanod of the barangay.

01:17 But they were still unable to reach him.

01:19 According to Tanod, the suspect was going to Laonlaan, to Quiapo, and they also confirmed that the suspect is not a resident of the barangay.

01:27 There was a commotion, and the two children were immediately responded to the holdup.

01:32 But the holdup's motor was already one-way, so it was able to run away.

01:41 According to the barangay, the two minors were tiktoking here.

01:47 Their barangay hall is just nearby.

01:49 But the victims' cellphone was still grabbed by the suspect.

01:54 According to the barangay captain, the suspect also went to the area, and was riding his motorcycle.

02:00 When the barangay caught the CCTV, the motorcycle was able to run fast along Laonlaan.

02:07 But it u-turned and counter-flowed, and returned to where the victims were tiktoking.

02:13 It approached the tricycle and immediately grabbed the cellphone of the victims.

02:16 Earlier this morning, the barangay submitted an initial report to the police,

02:20 and to the incident's authority to help in the arrest of the suspect.

02:25 They will also submit the CCTV footage to the police to find out the whereabouts of the suspect and to find out his identity.

02:33 We just want to have an idea of who the suspect is.

02:36 The CCTV footage is important because we have the face of the suspect and the crime he committed.

02:42 That's why the barangay has a message to the public.

02:45 If there are disturbances at night, especially among the children, don't tiktok.

02:49 Just be careful because there is always danger.

02:54 But to the netizens, they can say that tiktok is more.

02:59 Noel Talacay for the nation.