The installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all public elementary and high schools in Bacolod City is being proposed by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran.
Familiaran said installing CCTV cameras, or surveillance recordings, in all of the city’s elementary and high schools will be an effective tool in curbing if not preventing crimes in these areas. He said the employment of CCTV cameras by any entity purposely to record factual evidence of crime has been proven to be effective in deterring acts of lawlessness. He said the CCTV cameras or video surveillance system to be installed in the public schools should meet the minimum technical standards and should be operated in coordination with the City Mayor’s Office and the Bacolod City Police Office. The head of the school or its personnel will be prohibited from viewing or using any saved or archived recorded data through camera or video recordings, he said. The unauthorized disclosure of the identity of any person on video is prohibited, without the order of the proper court, except for the complainant, he added. He said the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod had previously passed City Ordinance No. 595, series of 2012, or the “Bacolod City Eye in the Sky Comprehensive Closed Circuit Television Ordinance”. They also passed C.O. 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,” he said.*CGS Visayan Daily Star
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