The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday night announced that it will no longer implement the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP).
The decision came following the statement of Supreme Court spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka that the agency is covered by the SC’s temporary restraining order (TRO) on the implementation of the said policy.
The MMDA NCAP utilizes CCTV, digital cameras and/or other gadget or technology to capture videos and images to apprehend vehicles violating traffic rules and regulations.
Implemented in 2016, NCAP was conceptualized to supplement the presence of MMDA Traffic Enforcers.
Aside from the fact that there are still places not covered by CCTVs, the No Contact Traffic Apprehension was designed to catch moving violations, thus leaving the apprehension of administrative offenses to MMDA constables.
The MMDA’s NCAP Team will search for the motor vehicle records of violators in coordination with the Land Transportation Office – Information Query Facility (LTO-IQF).
It was conceptualized to supplement the presence of MMDA Traffic Enforcers. Aside from the fact that there are still places not covered by CCTVs, the No Contact Traffic Apprehension was designed to catch moving violations, thus leaving the apprehension of administrative offenses to MMDA constables.
How will the No Contact Team know about the records of the vehicle?
The MMDA No Contact Apprehension Team will search for the motor vehicle records of violators in coordination with the Land Transportation Office – Information Query Facility (LTO-IQF)