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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5656

Introduced by: HON. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE MMDA TO IMPLEMENT TEXT/E-MAIL NOTIFICATION
SYSTEM TO PROMPTLY INFORM VIOLATORS OF THE NO CONTACT TRAFFIC
APPREHENSION POLICY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

With the No Contract Traffic Apprehension Policy of the Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) in effect, this representation fully supports the policy as it aims towards a
more organized traffic enforcement, ensuring that larger number of traffic violations would not go
undetected and it’s a way to prevent corruption among the traffic enforcers.

However, there were also cases of delay in the processing and sending of the summons
notifying the violators on the details of their no contact traffic apprehension. Worse, some citizens
are not aware of their violations until they process the renewal of their vehicle’s registration and/or
driver’s license.

Hence, the proposed bill for the MMDA, in coordination with the Land Transportation
Office (LTO) to implement an e-mail and/or text message notification system to ponte

the violators of their no contact apprehension.

In view of the foregoing, the early passage of this bill is earnestly saGght.

“KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO\ |

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 9656

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE MMDA TO IMPLEMENT TEXT/E-MAIL NOTIFICATION
SYSTEM TO PROMPTLY INFORM VIOLATORS OF THE NO CONTACT TRAFFIC
APPREHENSION POLICY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled

SECTION 1. Itis the policy of the State that the right of the people to information on matters of
public concern shall be recognized.

SECTION 2. The purpose of this Act is to require the Metro Manila Development Authority
(MMDA) to implement an Email/Text message Notification System to promptly inform violators
of the No Contact Traffic Apprehension Policy. Message thru the Facebook Messenger/Viber or
analogous means may also be added to ensure immediate notification to the violators. ‘The said
notification system will serve only as advance notification to the traffic violators and they will still
be receiving the written summons for the complete details of the apprehension.

SECTION 3. The MMDA in coordination with the Land Transportation Office shall promulgate
the implementing rules and regulations.

SECTION 4. The initial amount needed for the implementation of this program shall be charged
to the budget of the Department of Transportation under the General Appropriation Act
Thereafter, the fund as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be included in the
General Appropriation Act.

SECTION 5. If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this Act shall be declared as
unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and et

SECTION 6. This Act shgf take effect as soon as it is published in the Official Gazette.

Approved.

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