Question & AnswerQ&A (VALENZUELA CITY ORDICE NO. 223 Series of 2015)
The main purpose is to mandate industrial, commercial, business, institutional, educational, and other public establishments within Valenzuela City to install operational CCTV monitoring systems to prevent and investigate crimes within their premises and immediate vicinity.
All industrial, commercial, business, institutional, educational, and other public establishments within Valenzuela City with total capital assets (cash and real properties) amounting to PhP500,000.00 or more are required to install CCTV systems.
The CCTV systems must be able to properly capture recordings within the establishment's premises and immediate vicinity, operational 24 hours daily, and maintain recordings for 7 days. These recordings may be backed up on media devices labeled with dates before erasure.
Inspections and approvals are conducted by inspectors from the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), the Valenzuela City Command and Coordinating Center, and the Task Force Disiplina.
Penalties include issuance of a notice of violation with an administrative fee of PhP500 for the first offense, suspension of the business license for 100 working days with fees of PhP1,000 and PhP5,000 for second and third offenses respectively, and possible continued closure if penalties are unpaid.
The establishment is subject to suspension of its business license and immediate closure for 100 working days with a penalty of PhP3,000 payable before lifting suspension. Failure to pay results in continued closure.
Yes, such establishments may receive a discount of 10% to 20% on their total business license fees for the following fiscal year, certified by the Valenzuela PNP as pivotal to crime resolution.
The ordinance takes effect 30 days after its approval and publication in any media of general circulation.
Establishments may dispose of the stored CCTV records at their own discretion if no criminal activities are recorded and no formal requests have been made by law enforcement or barangay officials.
Yes, the installation of operational CCTV systems is included as part of the requirements for procuring the appropriate business licenses in Valenzuela City.