Mayor seeks installation of CCTVs for trading establishments in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY (ZNS) -  City Mayor Maria Isabel Climaco Salazar has recommended the installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) by businessmen in their premises to help combat crimes and identify criminals in the vicinity.

She said that businessmen themselves should shoulder the expenses for their CCTVs because the city government cannot provide them the equipment.

The City government  has so far installed over P20 million CCTVS , mostly at City Hall, the city council and streets.  Most of the CCTVs were installed at government offices and less than a dozen were placed in street corners or islands.

These CCTVs will be advantageous for the business establishments themselves and these can be deterrent to crimes.

There were no CCTV cameras in or outside establishments along Tomas Claudio Street where two homemade bombs exploded last Sunday evening. As a result there is no digital record of the explosion which could have helped the authorities identify the bombers or those who placed the bombs there.

There are also a number or crimes reported in business establishments that could have been recorded by the CTVS and help identify the culprits or criminals..

The city council has already submitted a draft of a proposed ordinance requiring the installation of CCTVs by the private sector. 

Five months have elapsed but there is no action yet by the concerned agency on this draft, according to City Councilor VP Elago . (ZNS) (111414)