MMDA asks LTO to temporarily remove No Contact Apprehension alarm tags

While the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) has been suspended, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) requested the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm of vehicles apprehended under the said program.

MMDA is looking to temporarily remove NCAP alarm tags

Vehicles placed under an alarm with the LTO under the MMDA’s NCAP cannot renew and transfer their motor vehicle registration. This is an issue for the tagged vehicles, especially considering that the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the NCAP won’t be decided until next year.

Three local government units (LGU) have started processing the temporary removal of NCAP alarm tags, namely Quezon City, Parañaque City, and Bataan. Over in Manila, the city government has deployed more traffic enforcers on the road following the issuance of a TRO against the NCAP, ensuring that traffic rules are observed.

The request for the temporarily lifting of alarm tags also covers those vehicles that were apprehended before the issuance of the TRO. With the request, vehicle owners with an NCAP violation can still renew their registrations. This will also benefit those who are looking to sell their cars until the implementation of the program has been decided.

The LTO has yet to respond to the request

“Without violating the Supreme Court TRO and with the higher interest of public service, the MMDA hereby requests the Stradcom Corporation to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm of the affected motor vehicles under the MMDA’s NCAP,” said MMDA Acting Chairman Carlo Dimayuga III.

“This will allow the owners and/or buyers to renew and/or transfer their registration with the LTO,” he added.

Oral arguments on whether the NCAP should be implemented will start on January 24, 2023. In the meantime, the MMDA announced that it is willing to return the fines collected from NCAP violators. The agency will start returning those to motorists once the Supreme Court (SC) orders it to do so.

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