GMA reporter Marisol Abdurahman reveals why she's never afraid to cover war stories

GMA reporter Marisol Abdurahman is a bad-ass in her own right.

For one thing, she has no problem being deployed to an active warzone and would actually volunteer to cover stories about war and the military.

During her guesting on Eat Bulaga's "Bawal Judgmental" Wednesday, it was revealed that Marisol was previously a teacher at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City.

"Naging teacher ako ng mga cadete, kaya you'll really understand kung bakit ang heart ko ay nasa giyera, mahilig sa mga military stories," the reporter said.

During her interview portion, Marisol shared how she would often volunteer to cover war stories, including the five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi in 2017.

The female reporter did not mind being deployed to a warzone, even if it meant she would be in the thick of the action with bullets flying everywhere.

"Ako, the more na nanganganib ang buhay ko, gustong gusto ko," she said, wowing the studio.

"Sorry ha, pero totoo 'yun. Parang nakakatakot 'yun, pero lalong lalo lang akong nangigigil na dapat maganda 'yung coverage namin, dapat makakuha kami ng magandang story," she added.

In fact, Marisol wanted to cover Marawi so bad that she never stopped asking the desk if she could go.

"Pag gustong-gusto namin 'yung storya, ako, usually nagvo-volunteer ako. Pero may mga times talaga na hindi naibibigay sa'min. 'Yan classic example 'yung Marawi seige na 'yan, kasi ito 'yung coverage na priority, siyempre, 'yung mga lalaki lang," Marisol said.

"Hindi ako sumusuko eh. Kasi 'pag gusto ko talaga 'yung coverage, paulit-ulit talaga akong nakikiusap, hanggang siguro sabi ng mga boss ko: 'Ang kulit ni Marisol. Sige na nga, ibigay sa kanya 'yan. So nakuha ko din," she added.

"Persistent ako na, 'Maam, sige na, gusto ko po doon. Gusto ko pong mag-cover ng giyera.' So, wala silang nagawa, binigay din." — LA, GMA News