By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz | Philippine News Agency
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday launched the integration of the Non-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) Online Violation and Payment System into the eGovPH Super App.
During the ceremonial launch of the feature at the MMDA headquarters in Pasig City, MMDA Chairperson Romando Artes said the integration provides motorists with a centralized platform to check and settle traffic violations and supports President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s digitalization push for a unified government platform.
“Napakahalaga po nito dahil unti-unti na po lahat ng sangay ng gobyerno ay dapat nasa isang platform na lang, imbes na kung saan-saan tayo nagpupunta,” Artes said.
He said Filipinos no longer need to go through the MMDA’s “MayHuliKa” website to check traffic violations, as this can now be done through the eGovPH app.
To date, the MMDA’s MayHuliKa online violation-checking system has already logged more than 15 million site visits and 2.7 million unique users even before the integration, with over 11 million traffic violations checked.
The growing use of the platform, he said, shows a shift in motorists’ mindset toward greater awareness of traffic rules.
On the other hand, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said the integration was designed to instill greater discipline among motorists rather than to increase apprehensions.
“Hindi ito para dumami yung mahuli. Ito yung para magkaroon ng mas matinding disiplina ang ating mga motorista, na conscious ka na, pag nagda-drive ka, dapat sumunod ka sa traffic rules,” Aguda said.
DICT Undersecretary for eGovernment David Almirol Jr. said the eGovPH Super App has already reached 60 million downloads, with the NCAP integration among more than 1,300 government systems now consolidated on the platform.
“Napakaganda po nito, napaka-convenient po—para instead of nasa traffic tayo at nag-absent pa sa trabaho, pipila pa tayo, bahay na lang,” Almirol said.
Almirol added that the integration took about six months of technical work between the MMDA and DICT teams, largely due to the security requirements and full encryption needed to complete the system.
Motorists who wish to contest an NCAP violation can also do so online through a QR code embedded in the traffic citation ticket, which redirects them to the app’s contest mechanism.
Notices of apprehension and resolution are also sent through email and contact details registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
Unresolved violations are flagged in a motorist’s record with the Land Transportation Office and can prevent the renewal of vehicle registration with no additional penalties or a settlement deadline.
The officials said the integration is also expected to allow MMDA traffic enforcers to focus more on traffic management instead of apprehension work.
Both Aguda and Almirol said the system’s transactions are protected by round-the-clock cybersecurity monitoring and encrypted data transmission to comply with data privacy standards.
