MANILA — The Bureau of Immigration expects the delivery of body-worn cameras for some of its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport by the end of the year.

The body-worn cameras will be for BI personnel conducting secondary inspection — done to verify the travel details of passengers with red flags — BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said on TeleRadyo Serbisyo.

"Kung may investigation, mayroong nais malinawan, agad-agad makikita kung ano yung nangyari,” she said.

(If there is an investigation, if anything needs clarification, we will be able to see what really happened.)

She added that the cameras will have a livestream feature so that the office of the commissioner will be able to monitor proceedings.

Sandoval said the cameras are meant to deter potential abuse during secondary inspection and protect personnel from frivolous complaints.

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"We have initiated the procurement process, so we're expecting it to be here by the end of the year," she also said.

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