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UP Diliman chancellor rejects curfew, eyes CCTVs on campus

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The UP Oblation in UP Diliman on Nov. 27, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/05/20201127-up-oblation-pag-iilaw-2020-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>The UP Oblation in UP Diliman on Nov. 27, 2020. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman is pushing to revive talks on installing security cameras around the campus.</p><p>This, after a female student was sexually assaulted inside the campus on Saturday night.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/23/suspek-sa-sexual-assault-sa-up-diliman-tinutunton-na">Suspek sa sexual assault sa UP Diliman, tinutunton na</a></li></ul><p>UP Diliman chancellor Edgardo Carlo Vistan II said while they expect resistance over the move, it is the right approach to help ensure the safety of students.</p><p>&quot;We assess our situation regularly. But now, I think the right approach will be to focus on hotspots and to revive the discussions about the CCTVs in campus,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart&quot; Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;There are security concerns and the Big Brother, the anti-Big Brother mentality of certain sectors. I think we will be forgiven if we put CCTVs there,&quot; he added.</p><p>But Vistan said a curfew won&#x27;t be on the table.</p><p>&quot;Even if we think about curfew, it will be difficult to monitor. You&#x27;re essentially also limiting the mobility, the movement of non-student population in campus,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/03/23/up-diliman-student-nabiktima-umano-ng-sexual-assault-sa-campus">Seguridad paiigtingin matapos ang ulat ng sexual assault sa UP Diliman campus</a></li></ul><p>According to Police Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III, director of Quezon City Police District, they believe the perpetrator was familiar around the campus.</p><p>&quot;We have a rough idea on who the person is, who the person might be. Posible nandiyan lang sa paligid,&quot; he said in an earlier interview.</p><p>Torre said based on the victim&#x27;s narration, she screamed for help after being attacked by a man carrying a bladed weapon.</p><p>He believes the student&#x27;s voice was drowned by the noise from a nearby event.</p><p>Apart from medical assistance, the university has offered legal assistance and psychological support to the victim.</p><p>The campus is on heightened alert after the incident.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/04/23/up-diliman-naka-heightened-alert-matapos-ang-insidente-ng-sexual-assault">UP Diliman naka-heightened alert matapos ang insidente ng sexual assault</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2707183" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman is pushing to revive talks on installing security cameras around the campus.