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GMA Network
2 days ago
- Automotive
- GMA Network
Expanded number coding lifted on June 6, 2025 for Eid'l Adha
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced Tuesday that the expanded unified vehicular volume reduction program (UVVRP) will be suspended on Friday, June 6, as the country observes Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., through Proclamation 911, declared June 6 as a regular holiday. The proclamation, signed on May 21, said the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the declaration of June 6, 2025 as a national holiday, in observance of Eid'l Adha, following the 1446 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar. Eid al-Adha is one of the two major holidays in the Islamic tradition that remembers the obedience of Prophet Ibraham to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on Allah's command. MMDA advised motorists to plan their travel, follow traffic rules, and drive carefully. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
2 days ago
- GMA Network
MMDA reports over 50 motorists who covered license plates to LTO
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday reported to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) more than 50 motorists who covered their license plates to evade capture under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). MMDA Special Operations Group - Strike Force head Gabriel Go turned over some evidence such as photos to LTO Executive Director Greg Pua to identify the registered owners of the vehicles in question. 'We would like to formally present our complaint, on behalf of our chairman Atty. Don Artes. We already compiled more than 50 na mga litrato kung saan tinatakpan ang mga plaka ng mga sasakyan,' Go said in a press conference. (We would like to formally present our complaint, on behalf of our chairman Atty. Don Artes. We already compiled more than 50 photos of vehicles with license plates covered.) Pua said once the registered owners of the vehicles are identified, the LTO will issue a show cause order against them. 'With these complaints. Rest assured po, mag-i-issue tayo ng show cause order dito po. Malalaman po natin kung sino-sino po ito. We will issue the show cause order and we will use all reasonable means available para matigil na itong gawain na ito,' he added. (With these complaints. Rest assured, we will issue a show cause order. We will determine. We will find out who they are. We will issue the show cause order and we will use all reasonable means available to stop this violation.) The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act penalizes tampering of license plates with P5,000 fine and up to two years implementation of NCAP resumed on May 26 after the Supreme Court (SC) partially lifted the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the policy, allowing only the MMDA to implement the program. 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. Under the policy, violators can pay fines later online or at the MMDA office. They can also contest their supposed violations caught under the NCAP. —RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
6 days ago
- GMA Network
NCAP: MMDA warns motorists abut P5,000 fine for covering plates
Fines will be imposed on motorists who cover their plate numbers to evade capture over their traffic violations under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Thursday. 'We admire the Filipino ingenuity, pero I am warning them na ang penalty for this is 5,000 baka po magulat sila,' MMDA Traffic Enforcement Group director Vic Nuñez said in a press conference. (We admire the Filipino ingenuity, but I am warning them that the penalty for this is 5,000, they will be shocked.) Nuñez said a memo has been issued to field personnel to alert them about such violations of motorists. 'Violation po iyan ng Traffic Code at ang multa po niyan is P5,000. Baka po hindi alam ng ating mga kababayan na ang multa po niyan ay mahal. Marami kaming na-monitor sa CCTV na nilagyan ng electrical tape, nilagyan ng masking tape,' he added. (This is a violation of the Traffic Code and the fine for it is P5,000. Maybe our countrymen don't know that the fine for it is expensive. We have monitored many vehicles with plates covered in electrical and masking tapes.) 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. Under the policy, violators can pay fines later online or at the MMDA office. They can also contest their supposed violations caught under NCAP. The implementation of NCAP resumed after the Supreme Court (SC) partially lifted the temporary restraining order (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. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
7 days ago
- GMA Network
MMDA data: Violations declining since NCAP resumption
The total number of apprehended traffic violations has been declining since the resumption of the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP), according to the data of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) released on Thursday. From around 3,000 violations usually monitored in a day, the number decreased to 1,112 on the first day of the NCAP resumption on Monday. This number further dropped to 952 on Tuesday and 797 on Wednesday. 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. Under the policy, violators can pay fines later online or at the MMDA office. They can also contest their supposed violations caught under NCAP. MMDA chairperson Romando Artes has said that violations caught under the NCAP will be manually reviewed by its personnel before issuing tickets. The implementation of NCAP resumed after the Supreme Court (SC) partially lifted the temporary restraining order (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. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- GMA Network
MMDA: Violations under NCAP 'manually' reviewed
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday that violations caught under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) will be manually reviewed by its personnel before issuing tickets. MMDA chairperson Romando Artes told Super Radyo dzBB in an interview that their personnel, usually deaf-mutes, are reviewing the violations caught by artificial intelligence (AI). 'Hindi po lahat ng cameras naming may AI, sa EDSA lamang po. Ganunpaman, yung mga may huli ng AI may automatic review po tayo. Mano-mano pong tinitignan yan,' Artes said. (Not all of our cameras have AI, only on EDSA. However, those that are caught by AI have automatic reviews. We check them manually.) 'Yung mga na-capture supposedly na violations ay tinitignan po ng ating mga tauhan. Kalimitan po dyan mga deaf-mutes na atin pong in-employ na sila po yung tumitingin kung tama yung pagkaka-capture,' he added. (Those that are captured for supposed violations are checked by our staff. Usually, there are deaf-mutes that we employ who are the ones who check if the apprehension is correct.) For example, Artes said that AI once flagged an ambulance that used the EDSA busway. Since ambulances are allowed to use the special lane for public utility buses, reviewers invalidated the initially reported violation. Another example, Artes said, is that if a vehicle switched lanes on a road with yellow marking because a car broke down in front of it, reviewers will also invalidate the violation. Artes pointed out that the MMDA will be lenient with those kinds of violations, adding that the NCAP implementation is intended for the discipline of motorists and not for income generation of the agency. A total of 1,112 traffic violations were caught on the first day of the resumption of the NCAP on Monday, 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). 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 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. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
