SOME local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila will be resuming the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) starting October 5.
The LGUs that will reimplement the NCAP are: Manila, Quezon City, Valenzuela City, Parañaque City, San Juan City and Muntinlupa City.
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.
In July, the Supreme Court dismissed for being moot the consolidated petitions assailing the constitutionality of the NCAP being implemented by local government units in Metro Manila.
In a 33-page decision penned by Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda, the Court en banc also lifted the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued on August 30, 2022 enjoining the City of Manila, Quezon City, Valenzuela City, Paranaque City, Muntinlupa City, and the Land Transportation Office from implementing NCAP.
The TRO was issued in response to the plea of petitioners Kilusan sa Pagbabago ng Industriya ng Transportasyon Inc. (Kapit), Pangkalahatang Sangguniang Manila and Suburbs Drivers Association Nationwide (Pasang-Masda), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Altodap), and Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (Acto) and lawyer Juman B. Paa.
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.