TIGHTER SECURITY MEASURES IN LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS, TOURIST SPOTS

BAGUIO CITY

A local measure “requiring owners/operators of hotels, malls, supermarkets, amusement centers, tourist spots, and other establishments/areas where the public converge to adopt tighter security measures through the installation of
closed-circuit televisions (CCTV), use of metal detectors and the like to ensure public safety and providing penalties
in violation thereof”, is being implemented. This was the findings of a status report on City Ordinance no. 49, series of 2018, submitted to Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, Oct. 10, by Michelle Dulay, local legislative staff information and inputs of the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO), Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and Public Order and Safety Division (POSD), the measure’s concerned/implementing offices.

The report suggested that CBAO, in coordination with the BCPO and POSD, be urged to prepare the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the said ordinance and to submit the same to the City Mayor and City Council for approval. It also recommended that the IRR consider the guidelines laid down in the National Privacy Commission Advisory No. 2020-04 (Guidelines on the Use of CCTV systems), particularly on sections 6 and 10 which provides the procedures on how to secure a copy of a CCTV footage from personal information controllers and processors by law enforcement agents conducting investigations. The status report contained the comments, suggestions, and recommendations of the CBAO, BCPO and POSD.

Gaby B. Keith/Baguio-PIO

Amianan Balita Ngayon