Manila, March 26 -- Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos and Abra Rep. JB Bernos on Thursday called on their colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass House Bill No. 6530 requiring law enforcement officers to use body-worn cameras during their operations.

This after the Senate, on March 16, approved on final reading its counterpart version, Senate Bill No. 1908, requiring personnel of the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to wear body cameras during operations.

HB 6530, or the Body Cam bill, seeks to institutionalize and standardize the use of body cams in all anti-illegal drug and other law enforcement operations, ensu...