911 COMMAND CENTER. Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino (2nd from left) hands to Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong (3rd from left) on Thursday the PHP200 million check, a grant from the Office of the President. Also in the photo are (L-R) Senator Christopher "Bong"Go (leftmost), Councilor Joel Alangsab (center), Baguio Congressman Mark Go (5th from left) and Benguet Governor Dr. Melchor Diclas. (Photo courtesy of Redjie Melvic Cawis/PIA-CAR)
BAGUIO CITY-- The city government here can start building a state-of-the-art command center after Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go turned over on Thursday a PHP200-million check courtesy of President Rodrigo Duterte.
“This is a promise of President (Rodrigo) Duterte during one of his visits during the graduation of PMA (Philippine Military Academy), to establish a 911 like that of Davao, he promised to set up the 911,” Go told the media on the sidelines of the turn-over event and the launching of the 50th “Malasakit” Center at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.
He said the 911 command center plays a very important role as the peace and order drive of Davao depends on it.
“One building andyan na yung magkokontak sa ambulansiya, fire, police. Central 911 yan (That's one building to house everything which will call the ambulance, the fire, police. It is the central 911 center),” he said.
Go also said they will also provide training to equip the personnel to make sure that the command center will be functional.
The PHP200-million grant from the Office of the President (OP) will allow the city to establish a state-of-the-art and first-of-a-kind integrated command center.
Earlier, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the technology to be used in the command center would be capable of facial and vehicle plate number recognition.
The technology can enable operators to “flag down” a face or vehicle plate number that had been entered by a camera into the database. When flagged down, all cameras connected to the database will start to follow the subject, identifying its location.
He said once operational, the technology will also provide data for decision-making such as in the investigation of cases and suspension of classes during inclement weather.
The project will start from the installation of the command system simultaneous with the setting-up of an initial of 64-artificial intelligence capable cameras. There will be more cameras that will be in high traffic and high crime rate areas of the city.
The command center will be manned by trained personnel, with each shift composed of a policeman, a fireman, and emergency medical service and other first responders, also ready to respond to calls for emergency. (PNA)
