MANILA-Philippine National Police (PNP) director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, on Thursday said that body-worn cameras will be used by police officers who will be deployed to secure the special elections in 12 barangays in Lanao del Sur to ensure that all operations and responses for the conduct of peaceful and credible polls are well-documented. He added that the use of body-worn cameras would be greatly useful not only for transparency on the part of PNP personnel but also in any legal offensive against those who would dare to sabotage or influence the results of the special polls. "I've merely given them orders to use them (body cam) to ensure transparency, adequate monitoring, and documentation," De Leon said. "All accessible body-worn cameras in the surrounding regions will be deployed to the area so that even higher level commanders will be able to monitor those being used by our personnel on the ground through a real-time video feed," he ad
(File photo) MANILA - Partido Reporma senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar on Friday said road construction and improvements across the country must include designated bicycle lanes as part of the country's shift to the new normal. In a statement Friday, the former national police chief said bicycles have become a part of the daily life of many Filipinos both as a means of transportation and a hobby. "Marami rin akong nakikitang mga kabataan na talagang nahihilig sa pagbibisikleta at nakita ko ito mismo sa aking mga pagbisita sa mga probinsya, lalo na sa mga lugar kung saan paahon ang daan na lumalabas na paborito nilang ruta(I also see a lot of young people who are really passionate about cycling and I have seen it myself in my visits to the provinces, especially in places where the uphill road turns out to be their favorite route)," he said. Many Filipinos resorted to bicycles when the country's transportation systems operated on a limited capacity amid the onset