“It turns out that the police officer who was wearing the body cam didn’t turn it on during the operation. That’s why I am also ordering an investigation on him.” Jemboy Baltazar, mistaken for a suspect, was shot dead on August 2 after jumping off a boat in Barangay NBBS Kaunlaran.
As with a lot of things that happened during the duterte administration, the body cams were for show. This was used to placate people who were wary of police abuse and likely as an opportunity for corruption.