The Makati City government has installed more than 1,000 closed-circuit television cameras in public schools in the city to ensure the safety of students inside the school premises.
“The CCTV cameras have been installed in strategic parts of the school premises to ensure the safety and protection of students. Being a second home to them, the schools should be able to make them feel safe while learning,” said Mayor Abigail Binay.
Binay tapped engineer Lauro Reyes, head of the Department of Engineering and Public Works, in installing 1,176 CCTVs to improve security in 27 public schools.
The CCTV cameras are located at the entrance and exit gates of the schools and other strategic locations so that security personnel can easily monitor any inappropriate or illegal activities inside the school premises and on its perimeter areas, according to the city chief executive.
Reyes, in his report to the Office of the Mayor, said 962 dome and 214 bullet CCTV cameras were installed in 27 public schools—13 in District 1 and 14 in District 2, including the division office of the Department of Education-Makati.
Reyes reported that in District 1, CCTV cameras were installed as follows: Bangkal High School Annex with 13 CCTVs (one bullet and 12 dome); Bangkal Main Elem. School, 54 (10 bullet and 44 dome); F. Benitez 3 Elem. School, 46 (nine bullet and 37 dome); F. Benitez Main Elem. School, 14 (two bullet and 12 dome); Jose Magsaysay Elem. School, 26 (six bullet and 20 dome); La Paz Elem. School, 45 (16 bullet and 29 dome); and Makati Elem. School, 20 (five bullet and 15 dome).
Maximo Estrella Elem. School, 56 (17 bullet and 39 dome); Nicanor Garcia Elem. School, 40 (eight bullet, 32 dome); Palanan Elem. School, 46 (eight bullet and 38 dome); Gen. Pio del Pilar I Elem. School, 32 (nine bullet and 23 dome); Gen. Pio del Pilar Main Elem. School, 55 (eight bullet and 47 dome); and San Antonio Elem. School, 13 (two bullet and 11 dome).
In District 2, the following schools were installed with CCTVs: Cembo Elem. School with 54 CCTVs (10 bullet and 44 dome); Comembo Elem. School, 64 (eight bullet and 56 dome); East Rembo Elem. School, 57 (eight bullet and 49 dome); Fort Bonifacio Elem. School, 46 (seven bullet and 39 dome); Guadalupe Viejo Elem. School, 42 (15 bullet and 27 dome); Makati Science High School, 77 (15 bullet and 62 dome); and Nemesio Yabut Elem. School, 43 (five bullet and 38 dome).
Pembo Elem. School, 75 (four bullet and 71 dome); Pitogo Elem. School, 38 (six bullet and 32 dome); Rizal Elem. School, 74 (eight bullet and 66 dome); San Jose Elem. School, 15 (two bullet and 13 dome); South Cembo Elem. School, 20 (four bullet and 16 dome); Tibagan Elem. School, 38 (11 bullet and 27 dome); West Rembo Elem. School, 55 (nine bullet and 46 dome); and Dep-Ed Makati Division Office, 18 (eight bullet and 10 dome).