By CHITO A. CHAVEZ (August 26, 2010, 7:47pm)
It pays to have a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera installed in private and government hospitals.
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Station 10 operatives arrested last Wednesday a pedicab driver who was able to sneak into one of the rooms of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) where he stole some belongings of a patient.
Police Officer 3 Joel Sanchez, officer-on-case, identified the suspect as Ricky Beltran, 28, and a resident of 135 Matahimik St., UP Village, Quezon City.
The victim, Marian Geramillo, 36, of 19 Mulawin St., Buenmar Subdivision, Taytay, Rizal said she noticed that her Nokia 6020 telephone and lady’s wallet containing P240 in cash which she placed on top of a small table at Room 2008 were missing when she woke up around 5 a.m.
She reported the incident to the hospital’s telephone operator who immediately alerted the on-duty security personnel.
The security guards viewed Beltran’s act through the CCTV camera placed inconspicuously near the rooms.
That videotaped footage led to the suspect’s arrest at the lobby leading to the hospital exit where they discovered the stolen items of Geramillo.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph
CCTV Related News: Tourist Bus Commandeered By Hostage Taker To Be Preserved
MANILA, AUGUST 27, 2010 (STAR) By Cecille Suerte Felipe - The Philippine National Police announced yesterday that the tourist bus commandeered by a dismissed policeman in the hostage crisis last Monday in Manila would be preserved in an air-conditioned area with closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) to help in the “US air crash-type investigation.”
“The final resting place of the bus will be in an enclosed place, which will be secured. CCTV (units) will be installed inside and outside the bus so that from time to time we can give updates to the public or the proper authorities,” said Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., PNP spokesman.
Cruz said the Hong Thai tourist bus would be stored at the Logistic Supply Service compound at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.
Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Rodrigo Magtibay went on leave while four officers of the MPD Special Weapons and Tactics unit were relieved after mishandling the hostage crisis and assault on the Hong Thai tourist bus where dismissed police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza held hostage the Hong Kong tourists.
Mendoza, who was dismissed from the police force last year for extortion, commandeered the tourist bus in Intramuros and held hostage 21 Hong Kong tourists and four Filipino guides for several hours in front of the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila.
The suspect, armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol, had released several hostages before the SWAT team assaulted the bus. The hostage taker and eight tourists were killed.
Cruz said that at any given time, investigators and even foreign investigators could come and look at the bus from the CCTV cameras and if they are going to come inside they will have to ask permission from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
He said foreign and local investigators would have to wear appropriate clothing so that all evidences will be preserved, including blood.
“So we are going to put air-conditioning to preserve all of these things even if it takes a year or two we are going to sustain the investigation,” said Cruz. “We learn that air crash investigations abroad take several months up to a year or several years and the PNP is willing to do this to ensure that the investigation will be conducted in a professional manner.”
Observers, however, said the plan to park the bus in an enclosed and air-conditioned room would be expensive and the PNP could hardly provide service firearms, gas mask, bulletproof vests and other basic equipment to policemen.
“The bus was not the issue but the way police handled the hostage taking situation, why would the PNP spend money to preserve it,” asked an observer.
Source: http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl109991.htm
“The final resting place of the bus will be in an enclosed place, which will be secured. CCTV (units) will be installed inside and outside the bus so that from time to time we can give updates to the public or the proper authorities,” said Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., PNP spokesman.
Cruz said the Hong Thai tourist bus would be stored at the Logistic Supply Service compound at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.
Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Rodrigo Magtibay went on leave while four officers of the MPD Special Weapons and Tactics unit were relieved after mishandling the hostage crisis and assault on the Hong Thai tourist bus where dismissed police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza held hostage the Hong Kong tourists.
Mendoza, who was dismissed from the police force last year for extortion, commandeered the tourist bus in Intramuros and held hostage 21 Hong Kong tourists and four Filipino guides for several hours in front of the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila.
The suspect, armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol, had released several hostages before the SWAT team assaulted the bus. The hostage taker and eight tourists were killed.
Cruz said that at any given time, investigators and even foreign investigators could come and look at the bus from the CCTV cameras and if they are going to come inside they will have to ask permission from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
He said foreign and local investigators would have to wear appropriate clothing so that all evidences will be preserved, including blood.
“So we are going to put air-conditioning to preserve all of these things even if it takes a year or two we are going to sustain the investigation,” said Cruz. “We learn that air crash investigations abroad take several months up to a year or several years and the PNP is willing to do this to ensure that the investigation will be conducted in a professional manner.”
Observers, however, said the plan to park the bus in an enclosed and air-conditioned room would be expensive and the PNP could hardly provide service firearms, gas mask, bulletproof vests and other basic equipment to policemen.
“The bus was not the issue but the way police handled the hostage taking situation, why would the PNP spend money to preserve it,” asked an observer.
Source: http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl109991.htm
CCTV Philippines News: NCRPO Wants Spy Cameras At NAIA Waiting Areas
By Non Alquitran (The Philippine Star) Updated August 27, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (12) View comments
MANILA, Philippines - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) called yesterday for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the waiting areas and parking lots of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City to curb robberies involving foreign tourists and overseas Filipino workers.
NCRPO chief Director Leocadio Santiago also directed the Pasay City police to review their checkpoints around NAIA to make it difficult for robbers, particularly members of the “Bundol (bump)” gang from going in and out of airport premises.
The Bundol gang’s modus operandi is to tail their victims from the NAIA, rear-end the victims’ vehicle, then rob them when they stop.
Santiago said he will coordinate with NAIA general manager Angel Honrado for the installation of the CCTV cameras.
“The CCTV cameras would help us monitor the spotters of the gang in waiting areas and also the plate numbers of vehicles in parking lots,” Santiago said in an interview.
The NCRPO chief issued his call following the rob-slay last Sunday of South Korean missionary Choe Tae Hwan, who fetched his colleagues from NAIA. Robbers blocked the path of their car and shot Choe when he fought back.
Santiago said businessman George Bernas, a brother-in-law of former presidential daughter Luli Arroyo; an American in Mandaluyong City and a Chinese family in Manila were robbed after they left NAIA.
Though the Eastern Police District (EPD) are still determining whether the Bundol gang were also behind the rob-slay of Choe, Santiago said “it is the NAIA which served as a common denominators of these robberies. So we must tighten our security arrangement at the airport and we can do that with the utmost cooperation of Gen. Honrado.”
The NCRPO chief vowed to make the neutralization of the Bundol gang as their top priority especially with the expected influx of Filipino workers returning home for Christmas.
Santiago also directed Superintendent Remus Medina, head of the NCRPO’s regional police intelligence and operations unit, to deploy teams to go after the gang.
Source: http://www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) called yesterday for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the waiting areas and parking lots of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City to curb robberies involving foreign tourists and overseas Filipino workers.
NCRPO chief Director Leocadio Santiago also directed the Pasay City police to review their checkpoints around NAIA to make it difficult for robbers, particularly members of the “Bundol (bump)” gang from going in and out of airport premises.
The Bundol gang’s modus operandi is to tail their victims from the NAIA, rear-end the victims’ vehicle, then rob them when they stop.
Santiago said he will coordinate with NAIA general manager Angel Honrado for the installation of the CCTV cameras.
“The CCTV cameras would help us monitor the spotters of the gang in waiting areas and also the plate numbers of vehicles in parking lots,” Santiago said in an interview.
The NCRPO chief issued his call following the rob-slay last Sunday of South Korean missionary Choe Tae Hwan, who fetched his colleagues from NAIA. Robbers blocked the path of their car and shot Choe when he fought back.
Santiago said businessman George Bernas, a brother-in-law of former presidential daughter Luli Arroyo; an American in Mandaluyong City and a Chinese family in Manila were robbed after they left NAIA.
Though the Eastern Police District (EPD) are still determining whether the Bundol gang were also behind the rob-slay of Choe, Santiago said “it is the NAIA which served as a common denominators of these robberies. So we must tighten our security arrangement at the airport and we can do that with the utmost cooperation of Gen. Honrado.”
The NCRPO chief vowed to make the neutralization of the Bundol gang as their top priority especially with the expected influx of Filipino workers returning home for Christmas.
Santiago also directed Superintendent Remus Medina, head of the NCRPO’s regional police intelligence and operations unit, to deploy teams to go after the gang.
Source: http://www.philstar.com
CCTV Philippines News: DENR Stops Issuing New Logging Permits
As it aims to preserve the remaining vegetation of the country, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it will no longer issue permits for logging activities in all natural forests.
"To avoid further depletion of our country's forested areas, we will no longer sign any new permits for tree-cutting and logging permits in natural forests," Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said.
He said a number of hectares of primary forests "have already been heavily degraded." Industry data showed that less than 16 million hectares in the country were identified as forestland.
Paje said he has issued a new guideline to all regional offices for the abolition of all non-critical checkpoints in exchange for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all wood-processing plants in the country.
"Some 60 to 70 percent of the total number of checkpoints will be abolished. We will only retain the highly critical checkpoints," he said.
"But in exchange for this, we will be requiring all wood-processing [permit holders] to install at least one 24/7 CCTV camera in their processing plants to monitor the entry of illegally cut logs or naturally grown logs in processing plants," he added.
CCTV cameras would enable the DENR to witness wood companies that are processing illegally cut timbers.
Paje challenged logging companies to prove that they are not buying illegal logs, saying that "if they want to prove to us, they should show us their processing 24/7."
Meanwhile, the DENR also Thursday earmarked some 15,000 hectares of upland areas for high-value agricultural crops under the Aquino government's National Convergence Initiative or NCI.
Paje said that he has already directed all DENR regional executive directors to identify at least 200 hectares of land per province — or some 15, 000 hectares nationwide — for the agriculture development under the NCI. —JE, GMANews.TV
Source: http://www.gmanews.tv
"To avoid further depletion of our country's forested areas, we will no longer sign any new permits for tree-cutting and logging permits in natural forests," Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said.
He said a number of hectares of primary forests "have already been heavily degraded." Industry data showed that less than 16 million hectares in the country were identified as forestland.
Paje said he has issued a new guideline to all regional offices for the abolition of all non-critical checkpoints in exchange for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all wood-processing plants in the country.
"Some 60 to 70 percent of the total number of checkpoints will be abolished. We will only retain the highly critical checkpoints," he said.
"But in exchange for this, we will be requiring all wood-processing [permit holders] to install at least one 24/7 CCTV camera in their processing plants to monitor the entry of illegally cut logs or naturally grown logs in processing plants," he added.
CCTV cameras would enable the DENR to witness wood companies that are processing illegally cut timbers.
Paje challenged logging companies to prove that they are not buying illegal logs, saying that "if they want to prove to us, they should show us their processing 24/7."
Meanwhile, the DENR also Thursday earmarked some 15,000 hectares of upland areas for high-value agricultural crops under the Aquino government's National Convergence Initiative or NCI.
Paje said that he has already directed all DENR regional executive directors to identify at least 200 hectares of land per province — or some 15, 000 hectares nationwide — for the agriculture development under the NCI. —JE, GMANews.TV
Source: http://www.gmanews.tv
Tips For Choosing a Wireless CCTV Camera System
Anyone looking and wanting to buy a wireless CCTV camera? You can check this 5 tips on how to choose your own wireless CCTV camera system. Continue reading.
5 Tips For Choosing a Wireless CCTV System
A wireless CCTV system can be a very inexpensive way to buy peace of mind. It can keep an eye on your kids when you're at work or watch your house when you're out of town. A wireless CCTV system can be something as simple as a Nanny cam in your baby's room or as complicated as five cameras mounted at strategic places around your home and yard. In addition to being inexpensive, wireless CCTV systems are easy to install. In fact, if you choose battery operated CCTV cameras, you can place them just about anywhere.
How do you choose a wireless CCTV camera system?
Here are five things to look for that can help you buy the right CCTV camera system for your home and your needs.
Follow these tips when buying a home surveillance system and you're certain to pick a system that will fit your needs and your budget.
Article Source: Douglas Hanna
5 Tips For Choosing a Wireless CCTV System
A wireless CCTV system can be a very inexpensive way to buy peace of mind. It can keep an eye on your kids when you're at work or watch your house when you're out of town. A wireless CCTV system can be something as simple as a Nanny cam in your baby's room or as complicated as five cameras mounted at strategic places around your home and yard. In addition to being inexpensive, wireless CCTV systems are easy to install. In fact, if you choose battery operated CCTV cameras, you can place them just about anywhere.
How do you choose a wireless CCTV camera system?
Here are five things to look for that can help you buy the right CCTV camera system for your home and your needs.
- Frames per second. This is very important because you can actually buy wireless CCTV cameras that record too many frames per second (FPS). For example, some will record 30 FPS, which is close to real time. However, you don't really want to record every second of every day, as this requires way too much storage space. The fact is that 30 FPS just isn't really necessary. Six FPS is usually enough for you to see what's going on.
- Color vs. black and white. The reason behind that is the fact that when you review video that has been shot in color, it's just much easier to see what's going on. Also, black and white video can look washed out and lack definition. However, black and white cameras can be better for outdoor wireless CCTV systems.
- Resolution. Just why is this important? It's because the better the resolution the better the picture - just like with your home TV. Some wireless home security systems offer only about 300 lines of resolution. The better ones deliver 500 lines. And exactly what occurs you choose the higher resolution? You will be able to better see what's going on just as you do when watching high definition TV vs. standard definition.
- Direct view or recorded video. This can be important as well. Direct view works well if you want to just watch what's going on in your home in real time such as with a Nanny cam. However, if you want to be able to review the video at some later time or you want to use it as "evidence," you will need a system that includes either a video tape recorder (VCR) or a digital video recorder (DVR).
- Wireless vs. wired. Why are wireless CTV cameras a good idea? A wireless Home Security System is much easier to install, as there are no cables to run around inside walls or ceilings. And many are battery operated so you don't to install them near an outlet - meaning you can place them just about anywhere in your house.
Follow these tips when buying a home surveillance system and you're certain to pick a system that will fit your needs and your budget.
Article Source: Douglas Hanna
What is CCTV?
CCTV stands for Closed-Circuit Television. This is a cameras that can produce images or recordings for surveillance purposes, and can be either video cameras, or digital stills cameras.
Here's another definition that can be found here.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.
It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point, point to multipoint, or mesh wireless links. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, casinos, airports, military installations, and convenience stores. It is also an important tool of distance education.
In industrial plants, CCTV equipment may be used to observe parts of a process from a central control room, for example when the environment is not suitable for humans. CCTV systems may operate continuously or only as required to monitor a particular event. A more advanced form of CCTV, utilizing Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), provides recording for possibly many years, with a variety of quality and performance options and extra features (such as motion-detection and email alerts). More recently, decentralized IP-based CCTV cameras, some equipped with megapixel sensors, support recording directly to network-attached storage devices, or internal flash for completely stand-alone operation.
Surveillance of the public using CCTV is particularly common in the UK, where there are reportedly more cameras per person than in any other country in the world. There and elsewhere, its increasing use has triggered a debate about security versus privacy.
Here's another definition that can be found here.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.
It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point, point to multipoint, or mesh wireless links. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, casinos, airports, military installations, and convenience stores. It is also an important tool of distance education.
In industrial plants, CCTV equipment may be used to observe parts of a process from a central control room, for example when the environment is not suitable for humans. CCTV systems may operate continuously or only as required to monitor a particular event. A more advanced form of CCTV, utilizing Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), provides recording for possibly many years, with a variety of quality and performance options and extra features (such as motion-detection and email alerts). More recently, decentralized IP-based CCTV cameras, some equipped with megapixel sensors, support recording directly to network-attached storage devices, or internal flash for completely stand-alone operation.
Surveillance of the public using CCTV is particularly common in the UK, where there are reportedly more cameras per person than in any other country in the world. There and elsewhere, its increasing use has triggered a debate about security versus privacy.
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