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Manila-wide integrated CCTV system needed to reduce crime: DILG

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1392924" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA—The Department of the Interior and Local Government said a project meant to install 12,000 CCTV cameras in Metro Manila and Davao City will help prevent crime and improve authorities&#x27; response time to crime incidents. </p><p>DILG undersecretary Epimaco Densing said that through the Safe Philippines project, the government aims to reduce crime in those cities by 15 percent and improve response time by 25 percent. </p><p>&quot;In other countries where they have a CCTV monitoring system they&#x27;ve already improved their crime prevention by at least 20 to 30 percent,&quot; Densing told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Future Perfect.&quot;</p><p>Critics, however, said the project raises national security concerns. </p><p>Senator Ralph Recto has expressed concern the system could be exploited for spying by China.</p><p>Densing, however, defended the project saying there will be safeguards put in place, as the Department of Information and Communications Technology will take part in designing the system. </p><p>&quot;They can put in the necessary security, data, security, firewalls to be able to address this issue of China being able to get data from us,&quot; Densing said. </p><p>The company that will implement the project, however, will have to be from China as officials there insisted that, &quot;since they will be financing the project, the contractor should come from them.&quot; </p>

<p>Critics, however, said the project raises national security concerns, with one senator worried that China could exploit the system to spy on people.</p>

Critics, however, said the project raises national security concerns, with one senator worried that China could exploit the system to spy on people.