MMDA and LTO ink data sharing, connectivity pact
IN a bid to bolster the two agencies’ law enforcement and traffic apprehension functions through more active and timely data sharing, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) interconnecting their data system.
The MOA signed by MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes and LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante also aims to help boost road safety by swiftly identifying and weeding out drivers and vehicles involved in multiple violations and traffic incidents since there will be quicker sharing of information on motorists and vehicles involved in traffic violations and apprehensions.
Likewise, the establishment of the LTO-MMDA System Interconnectivity Project, calls for daily data sharing between the MMDA’S data systems and the LTO’S Land Transport Management System (LTMS).
“This will allow the MMDA to more swiftly determine the ownership and address of vehicle owners caught by its non-contact apprehension system [NCAP] so the parties involved can be informed and their violations settled,” Artes said.
According to Artes, this will make the MMDA’S traffic enforcement and apprehension systems more efficient, with real-time access to pertinent LTO records within the LTMS.
The LTMS is the LTO’S own data repository and services backbone that is online and client-based, allowing access to stakeholders 24/7.
Aside from drivers’ licenses, vehicle registrations, and vehicle safety inspection records, the LTMS is now interconnected to allied parties like vehicle sellers, insurance companies and government agencies like the Government Service Insurance System and Bureau of Customs.
The new partnership will also enhance the NCAP through an e-mail/ text message notification.
This will serve as advance notification to the traffic violators but they will still be receiving a printed copy of the notice for the complete details of the apprehension.
The MMDA NCAP is a policy that utilizes CCTV, digital cameras and/ or other gadget or technology to capture videos and images to apprehend vehicles violating traffic rules and regulations.
For his part, Galvante said with this agreement, “we can quickly pinpoint drivers committing multiple traffic violations resulting in the suspension of their licenses and their mandatory training on road safety and traffic rules.”
“Drivers with violations will also be prevented from receiving the new 10-year licenses that are now being granted by the LTO,” Galvante said.
The LTO will be speedily furnished with the MMDA’S data on traffic apprehensions, violations, and vehicle alarms which will be logged onto the records of drivers and vehicles enrolled in the LTMS.
The MMDA has committed to furnish the LTO with this data starting from 2016. It will also be furnishing the LTO with new records of these violations, apprehensions and alarms on a daily basis.
Both agencies will also share data on alarms for motor vehicles involved in traffic violations or incidents so that parties can be more swiftly apprehended or informed of their violations.