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MMDA eyes imposing NCAP along roads near private schools

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) plans to implement the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) along roads near private schools to ease traffic. According to Maki Pulido's Thursday report on '24 Oras,' the MMDA said traffic is heavy whenever students are picked up or dropped off at some private schools. At Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, about 14,000 vehicles come and go within the school compound the whole day. At La Salle Greenhills, Ortigas Ave. in San Juan City sometimes becomes a parking space due to the volume of vehicles used by its students. 'Nagiging chokepoints ito pong mga lugar na ito dahil sa dami po ng mga sasakyan na naghahatid at nagsusundo po ng mga estudyante. Minsan dalawa, tatlong lanes na yung nasasakop,' MMDA chair Don Artes said. (These areas are becoming chokepoints due to the volume of vehicles used by the students. They sometimes occupy two to three lanes.) Due to the traffic congestion it causes, the MMDA is installing CCTV cameras along EDSA, Ortigas, and Katipunan avenues, near Poveda, La Salle Greenhills, Xavier School, Immaculate Concepcion Academy, Miriam College, and Ateneo de Manila. MMDA also plans to remove its traffic enforcers from the area to avert incidents of bribery. 'Yung enforcers namin, hindi rin namin alam kung naba-bribe ba sila, may maintenance ba sila, kaya hinahayaan nila at di enforce strictly yung traffic rules. Hindi rin naman namin mabantayan yung tao namin din 24/7. That's why nga instead of enforcers, ang ilalagay na namin, CCTV cameras,' Artes said. (We're unsure if our enforcers are bribed or if they have maintenance, so they don't strictly implement traffic rules. We also cannot watch over them 24/7. That's why instead of deploying traffic enforcers, we will be using CCTV cameras.) During the meeting with MMDA earlier today, representatives of private schools showed support for the agency's plan. They said they also have their initiatives to lessen traffic in their area. MMDA will conduct a one-on-one meeting to analyze and firm up the NCAP guideline before its full implementation. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/LDF, GMA Integrated News