Cebu Ports Boost Security with 117 CCTV Cameras

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has boosted the security in the city’s ports with the installation of some 117 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, three of which with zooming capability, an official said.

Sr. Supt. Glenn Sarador, Cebu Port Authority (CPA) police chief, said these CCTV cameras have been placed in strategic areas from the Cebu International Port (CIP) to Pier 1 and the passenger terminals.

Sarador, who is concurrently officer-in-charge of the Port Safety and Security, said 69 of these security cameras were purchased for PHP9.072 million.

Sarador said the three cameras with zooming capability, called PanTilt Zoom Television (PTV), costs more than PHP100,000 each.

Sarador said the CPA also allocated PHP10 million to buy more CCTV cameras.

These will be installed in areas near the Qimonda IT Center Complex, which now houses the Palace of Justice, and in exits and entrances leading to the highway, among others.

Aside from the 117 CCTV cameras, 65 other CCTV units were installed in various areas of the CIP by the Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp., a cargo-handling firm in the Cebu port.

Sarador said the installation of the CCTV cameras will also allow them to monitor the entry and exit of criminals to the ports.

Oscar Lopez, CPA port management department manager, said they have also installed CCTV cameras in the ports of Hagnaya and San Remigio and Sta. Fe in Bantayan Island in northern Cebu. (PNA) CVL/EB/EDS