A public hearing on the proposed ordinance involving the installation of CCTV cameras in all the city’s public elementary and high schools was held recently by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Government Assets and the Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management and Penology, a press release from City Hall said.
The hearing took up the budget needs of the proposal and Familiaran said he is considering tapping the Special Education Fund, or recommend that it be taken from the General Fund. Acting City Budget Officer Victor Treyes said that a similar instance had been restricted by the Commission on Audit and that he will recommended that the opinion of the local COA representatives be sought. Meanwhile, school supervisors Lerodyn Escalona and Carmen Navarro said CCTV cameras are needed in schools because the physical presence of security guards is not enough to deter crimes involving juvenile delinquency and theft, the press release said. Familiaran said monitoring of the CCTV cameras will be strictly based on the office of the school principals. The committee report was adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in its regular session Wednesday. The proposed ordinance on CCTV cameras will be up for second reading in the next session, the press release added.* Visayan Daily Star
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