MANILA, Phillipines — An alleged P5-million extortion attempt by three ranking police officers on a prospective supplier of body cameras has hampered the acquisition of the equipment worth P334 million by the Philippine National Police. The three officers Majors Emerson Sales, Rholly Caraggayan and Angel Beros were part of the technical ¡working group of the PNP bids and awards committee (BAC). The acting PNP chief said the controversy, as well disagreements over specifications, has caused delays in the body camera procurement. The PNP revisited its testing parameters, specifications and terms of reference after all eight proponents were disqualified from the bidding. The PNP first planned to buy more than 37,000 body cameras in 2017 during the time of then PNP chief and now Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, following allegations of extrajudicial killings during anti-drug operations.

Source: Philippine Star November 11, 2019 16:08 UTC