Use of body cams among bills OK’d on third reading in Senate

MANILA, Philippines – Several measures, including the mandatory use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) during law enforcement, were unanimously approved on third and final reading in the Senate on Monday. The 21 senators in attendance voted to approve on third reading Senate Bill No. 1908, a measure that will require all law enforcement officers to use BWCs during operations to promote transparency and accountability in police operations. “This serves two major purposes: first, to protect the public against police misconduct by improving law enforcement accountability; and second, to protect our policemen from false and uncorroborated accusations of abuse,” the author of the […]...

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