00:00 Senators have emphasized that even if the number of crimes decreases,
00:04 the incidents of homicide are still increasing.
00:08 The PNP's budget deliberation for the shooting of two passengers of the bus that was captured in the video was addressed.
00:15 That's what Daniel Manalastas reported.
00:17 In the Senate's report on the budget of the Philippine National Police,
00:23 Senators emphasized the repeated crimes that happen from time to time, such as the incident in Nueva Ecija,
00:31 in a bus where the killing of two passengers was captured in the video.
00:36 They take these incidents as a slap in their faces and they result to work double time.
00:41 You are being poured resources by the people for your general function of the maintenance of law and order,
00:51 peace and order in our society.
00:54 How should this be felt?
00:56 The people must feel safe 24 hours in a day, at home or outside.
01:04 And if ever there is a crime, because of course, we cannot monitor all 110 million,
01:11 at least there's a reasonable expectation to be solved.
01:15 The budget sponsor of the PNP said that overall, the crime situation in the country is decreasing,
01:22 except for the homicide, which is increasing.
01:25 But Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said,
01:29 That's the worst, homicide.
01:31 It's a murder.
01:33 That's what's giving us a black eye to the national community.
01:36 It's live on video, so it will not be lost on the internet.
01:40 Very gruesome, your...
01:42 And this one in the bus incident, I saw the video itself and I said, oh my goodness.
01:48 It's like a pig was killed.
01:50 My God.
01:52 And if we can do something about this, it speaks volumes to who we really are as Filipinos.
02:02 Who we are as a country.
02:06 That's why we need to act on this seriously.
02:10 Senator Rafi Tulfo also reminded the importance of having body cameras.
02:15 According to Senator Sunny Angara, the PNP currently has more than 2,700 body cams.
02:24 The PNP needs 45,000 body cameras.
02:28 We here in the Senate, we added 800 million to buy additional 24,000 units.
02:35 Chief PNP Acorda, don't allow our police to go out, especially if it's a traffic man or a suspect or a criminal,
02:47 they need a body cam.
02:49 Because I've experienced many cases where they raid without a body cam.
02:55 What happened was the complainant versus the police.
03:00 It's his word against the other.
03:02 According to PNP Chief Benjamin Acorda, they are continuously involved in the middle of the crimes.
03:10 What went viral is the effect of the social media, the accessibility.
03:20 So it's like the number of people are increasing.
03:26 But nevertheless, like what our good Senator said, the most important thing is life.
03:34 Because the crime is decreasing, but if there's no life, it's a big thing.
03:41 It's a challenge on the part of the police force.
03:44 Daniel Meralastas for Sabayan.
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