MMDA: Over 1,100 violations caught on first day of NCAP resumption

A total of 1,112 traffic violations were monitored on the first day of the resumption of the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) on Monday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Tuesday.

In an update, the MMDA said the total number of traffic violations on Monday is lower compared to the over 3,000 recorded on the same date last year when NCAP was still suspended due to a temporary restraining order (TRO).

“The entire day up to 12 midnight ang naitala namin is 1,112,” MMDA Traffic Enforcement Group director Atty. Vic Nuñez said in an interview on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita.

(For the entire day up to 12 midnight, we recorded 1,112 [violations].)

“This is relatively low as compared to May 19, Monday. Ang naitala ho namin diyan noong wala pang NCAP, lahat ng na-record naming violation is 3,900 plus,” he added.

(This is relatively low compared to May 19, Monday. We had recorded 3,900 plus violations without the NCAP.)

Nuñez said among the common violations caught under NCAP were disregard of traffic signs, illegal use of the EDSA busway as well as motorcycle lane, and disregard of loading and unloading areas.

NCAP is a policy that uses closed-circuit television, digital cameras and/or other gadgets or technology to capture videos and images to apprehend vehicles violating traffic laws, instead of traffic enforcers on the ground.

The MMDA on Saturday issued a list of the major thoroughfares in the National Capital Region where the NCAP will be enforced starting May 26, 2025.

Violators can pay fines later online or at the MMDA office.

The implementation of NCAP resumed after the Supreme Court (SC) partially lifted the TRO against the policy, allowing only the MMDA to implement the program.

In August 2022, the SC issued the TRO against NCAP being implemented by some local government units in Metro Manila.

The order came after transport groups Kapit, Pasang Masda, Altodap, and the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations filed a petition against local ordinances related to the NCAP in five cities including Manila, Quezon City, Valenzuela, Muntinlupa, and Parañaque.

One of the contested aspects of the NCAP involves the payment of fines in which the registered owners, not the drivers, of public and private vehicles are the ones who are asked to pay for the penalties.

Transport groups also described the policy as unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, the MMDA on Monday warned the public against a fake link where motorists may check if they have violations amid the resumption of the NCAP.

“Ang kumakalat na link ukol sa ‘May Violation Ba?’ na nagsasabing pwede mong check online kung nahuli ka sa No Contact Apprehension Program ay hindi opisyal,” MMDA said in a social media post.

(The link to “Do You Have a Violation?” that says you can check online if you were caught in the No Contact Apprehension Program is not official.)

The MMDA clarified that the agency is currently organizing the NCAP website. —KG, GMA Integrated News