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FILE: Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa announces the dismissal of three policemen involved in the controversial anti-illegal drug operation in Antipolo City last May during a press conference at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday (Oct. 21, 2019). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Philippine National Police (PNP) is planning to acquire 3,000 body camera units by next year as part of transparency efforts in its various anti-illegal drug operations.<\/p>\n

“So we will be able to use the body-worn cameras, 3,000 of them, plus probably, second or third quarter of next year,” said PNP officer-in-charge (OIC), Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, in a press briefing in Camp Crame Monday.<\/p>\n

Gamboa said five suppliers are currently undergoing post-qualification to meet the requirements.<\/p>\n

Gamboa said the PNP procurement includes accessories, video management software, computer servers, storage and connectivity systems for the body cameras.<\/p>\n

“The PNP will not only procure body cameras but a sophisticated, reliable, and secure system which will allow complete system management, real-time, live streaming, data storage, and backup and overall connectivity and monitoring,” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

He added that a central data center (CDC), a National Management and Monitoring Center (NMMC), 17 Regional Monitoring Centers (RMCs) and 81 Provincial Monitoring Centers (PMCs) will be built to support the systems of body cameras.<\/p>\n

The PNP is eyeing to buy more protective gear to support its anti-drug operations.<\/p>\n

However, Gamboa said that with the departmental use of the body cameras, the PNP also has to balance it with the provisions of the Data Privacy Act.<\/p>\n

The demand for body cameras was floated in 2017 during the tenure of retired top cop and now Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.<\/p>\n

Congress allotted PHP334 million for the body cameras.<\/p>\n

In the first round of bidding, there were eight proponents but all of them had been disqualified.<\/p>\n

“So we have to revisit\u00a0baka naman masyado kaming strikto, baka naman nasobrahan iyung aming<\/em>\u00a0standards\u00a0na wala na pumasa<\/em>, [So we have to revisit because the standards might have been strict that’s why no one passed],” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

After revisiting their standards, PNP has set new parameters on the specifications and terms of reference.<\/p>\n

“Before the post-qualification would run up to almost one month to check their eligibility documents and it would also undergo a functional test,” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

Gamboa said by the end of December, they must be able to obligate the money for the procurement of the body cameras.<\/p>\n

He added that the cameras could be used not just in anti-illegal drug operations but also during checkpoints.<\/p>\n

Vice President Leni Robredo, who is now co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), said body cameras were “indispensable” in anti-illegal drug operations.<\/p>\n

“Kami naman sa<\/em>\u00a0[From us in the] PNP, it was a demand that time, so we have to address it.\u00a0Binigyan kami ng pera<\/em>\u00a0[We were given money] so we have to come up with protocols,” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

The procurement of body cameras started in 2017 following the public’s doubts in the police claims that the drug suspects killed in their operations had engaged them in gunfights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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