YEARENDER MMDA reinstates NCAP

After almost three years of suspension, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been working to ensure that the no-contact apprehension policy or NCAP is effective in managing the perennially deplorable vehicular traffic conditions in the capital.

- By GHIO ONG

In May, the Supreme Court (SC) lifted the temporary restraining order imposed on the MMDA's version of the NCAP in August 2022.

The high tribunal agreed with the MMDA's position that the NCAP's suspension resulted in over 833,000 traffic violations from August 2022 to April 2025.

The NCAP uses closed circuit television cameras with artificial intelligence capabilities to track violators, as well as a system that automatically issues notices to traffic violators.

It also flags the top 20 traffic violations along highways and other public roads under the MMDA's watch, including circumferential and radial roads.

A week after the SC's decision, enterprising drivers found ways to avoid getting caught through the NCAP.