- MMDA said it will start its ‘no-contact’ apprehension policy on April 15
- Agency said it has installed 250 new CCTVS around Metro Manila, is set to add another 100
- Policy would ensure no hanky-panky between enforcers and motorists
MANILA, Philippines – Come April 15, erring motorists will simply be mailed a ticket of their violation.
According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) No-Contact Policy chief Ronnie Rivera, the agency is set to re-launch its ‘no-contact’ apprehension policy with the installation of 250 high-definition CCTVs around key parts of Metro Manila.
“We are checking if they can see even from afar the plate numbers of vehicles passing along designated roads,” the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted him as saying.
Rivera — who pointed out the agency will focus on illegal parkers and violators of no-loading and unloading zones aside from speedsters — added they are also waiting for the arrival of another 100 cameras to augment their existing ones.
“We are also waiting for another 100 cameras to help us with the no-contact apprehension policy,” he said.
According to MMDA chairman Emerson Carlos, violators will be given a ticket of their violation instead of being nabbed by enforcers.
They will also be given a week to explain their side in case they were not the ones who actually drove the vehicle.
“If the owner was not the driver of the car when it violated the law, he or she would have seven days to inform the MMDA who the driver of the vehicle was at that time,” he said.
The MMDA’s Metro Manila Council earlier voted to bring back the policy after studying the results of a six-month dry run in 2011 and finding it effective.
The policy aims to prevent traffic, relieve MMDA personnel and prevent enforcers from engaging in extortion.
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