SC halts NCAP to hear cases vs traffic policy

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     SC halts NCAP to hear cases vs traffic policy The Supreme Court has ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and five Metro Manila cities to stop implementing the no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP) for motorists “until further orders.”     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Commuter group OK with P2 fare hike Advocates of commuters’ rights are supporting the move to raise jeepney fares, but by no more than P2 so as not to overly burden riders. “We will oppose the proposal of (a) 15-peso minimum fare plus additional fare on succeeding kilometers,” says the head of the National Center for Commuter Safety and Protection.    CLOUDY WELCOME Some 200 US Coast Guard members aboard USCG Cutter Midgett, which docked at the Port of Manila on Tuesday, will hold search-and-rescue exercises with the Philippine Coast Guard in local waters beginning Sept. 3. The site of the drills has yet to be announced. —RICHARD A. REYES   Kin of desaparecidos air plea to President As they commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Tuesday, families and friends of desaparecidos asked the Marcos administration for help in finally locating them. But they also demanded justice for the more than 1,900 who remain missing, while reiterating their call for the President to prove he would be different from his late father and namesake.   SUBSCRIBE NOW   Opinion: ‘Ayuda’ not a waste of money Secretary Diokno and the rest of our public servants, both in high government office, as well as those working closer to the people they serve, would do well to remember that the time for condescending 'straight talk' is inappropriate toward the people who pay for their salaries with their taxes. We are in a new administration, and hopefully gone is the time when uncouth words and behavior toward Filipinos can be passed off as 'telling it as it is.'         © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe