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Supreme Court asked to lift stop order on no contact apprehension as traffic violations increase
Supreme Court asked to lift stop order on no contact apprehension as traffic violations increase
Enforcers of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau apprehend e-bike drivers passing through Rizal Avenue and Recto Avenue in Metro Manila on April 15, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File
Enforcers of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau apprehend e-bike drivers passing through Rizal Avenue and Recto Avenue in Metro Manila on April 15, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Land Transportation Office have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions of various groups and individuals against the No-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) in order to deter increasing traffic violations.
MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Land Transportation Office have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions of various groups and individuals against the No-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) in order to deter increasing traffic violations.
In their reply submitted by the Office of the Solicitor General to the high court on August 12, 2024, the agencies noted noted that since the issuance of the temporary restraining order against the NCAP on August 30, 2022, surveillance cameras recorded 257,000 traffic violations.
In their reply submitted by the Office of the Solicitor General to the high court on August 12, 2024, the agencies noted noted that since the issuance of the temporary restraining order against the NCAP on August 30, 2022, surveillance cameras recorded 257,000 traffic violations.
The Solicitor General further cited 32,000 traffic violations recorded in May 2023 compared to 9,500 average traffic violations per month before the NCAP was suspended.
The Solicitor General further cited 32,000 traffic violations recorded in May 2023 compared to 9,500 average traffic violations per month before the NCAP was suspended.
“Clearly, the NCAP acts as an effective deterrent against traffic violation,” Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said in the reply submitted to the Supreme Court.
“Clearly, the NCAP acts as an effective deterrent against traffic violation,” Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said in the reply submitted to the Supreme Court.
The Solicitor General also noted that the MMDA encountered difficulty in enforcing the exclusivity of the EDSA bus lane without CCTV-assisted apprehension, which also supposedly led to some accidents.
The Solicitor General also noted that the MMDA encountered difficulty in enforcing the exclusivity of the EDSA bus lane without CCTV-assisted apprehension, which also supposedly led to some accidents.
It was also noted that the MMDA and local government unit respondents could not reasonably apprehend flagrant offenders of traffic rules amid a supposed increase in the number of accidents in Metro Manila in the last quarter of 2022.
It was also noted that the MMDA and local government unit respondents could not reasonably apprehend flagrant offenders of traffic rules amid a supposed increase in the number of accidents in Metro Manila in the last quarter of 2022.
“Verily, until this honorable court makes a definite and categorical declaration on the validity of NCAP ordinances, they enjoy the presumption of validity and has the force and effect of law,” Guevarra said.
“Verily, until this honorable court makes a definite and categorical declaration on the validity of NCAP ordinances, they enjoy the presumption of validity and has the force and effect of law,” Guevarra said.
The Solicitor General also reiterated that the NCAP ordinances do not violate the constitutional right to privacy of motorists and the information necessary to carry out the functions of public authority is outside the scope of the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
The Solicitor General also reiterated that the NCAP ordinances do not violate the constitutional right to privacy of motorists and the information necessary to carry out the functions of public authority is outside the scope of the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
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