Navotas expands CCTV road coverage vs crooks, bad drivers

The Navotas City government is pouring in millions of pesos to expand its closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera network for increased security.

Navotas Mayor John Reynald Tiangco said the city currently has 20 CCTV cameras installed along major thoroughfares. “We have allocated around P12 million for the purchase of an additional 18 cameras, which will cover more vital areas throughout the city,” he said in a recent interview.

The mayor noted that the city’s CCTV camera network has been vital in keeping peace and order in the city and in tracking down criminals.

“The Navotas police, for example, have identified and arrested a number of criminals who were caught in the act on these CCTV cameras,” Tiangco said.

The cameras will also be used to help traffic enforcers spot erring motorists.

The Navotas City Council recently passed an ordinance allowing the city’s Traffic and Parking Management Office to issue violation receipts to drivers caught on camera violating the local traffic code.

Even if a traffic enforcer is not around to witness the violation, the city can now issue violation receipts to the offenders using the CCTV footage as proof.

Tiangco said the ordinance’s implementing rules and regulations are currently being drafted. Nathaniel R. Melican