THE City Council of Bacolod has approved on final reading the ordinance which authorizes the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public elementary and high schools in the city.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran, who authored the measure, said the employment of a CCTV/Video Surveillance System(VSS) cameras by any entity, particularly by the Local Government Unit(LGU) purposely to record factual evidence of crime has been proven to be an effective instrument to deter any act of lawlessness. The City Council has passed City Ordinance No. 595, series of 2012, called the “Bacolod City Eye in the Sky Comprehensive Closed-Circuit Television(CCTV) Ordinance” and City Ordinance No. 600, series of 2012 or “An Ordinance Requiring all Banks and other Financial Institutions as well as Certain Business Establishments within the City of Bacolod to Install CCTV within their Premises, Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof, and for Other Purposes.” The local laws do not include schools where crimes have also been committed, thereby necessitating the installation of CCTV/VSS cameras in their campuses or premises, Familiaran said. (CNC) Sun.Star Bacolod
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