The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has reported that cables attached to cameras used for the no-contact apprehension program (NCAP) were cut and stolen on June 20, 2025. The theft occurred on EDSA-Guadalupe in Makati City, and it appears that five individuals were involved.
The cameras themselves weren’t tampered with, which led MMDA chairperson Atty. Romando Artes to infer that the cables were stolen to be resold, and not as an act of protest or objection toward NCAP. Artes also suggested that the individuals involved may have been children, based on CCTV footage from the theft.
The MMDA and the Philippine National Police are currently working on identifying the suspects.
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Although NCAP is being implemented on multiple thoroughfares across Metro Manila, new AI-powered cameras are mounted only on EDSA. These cameras can detect and log traffic violations, which will then be verified by an MMDA official before tickets are issued. Other roads make use of existing CCTV cameras, speed guns, and other devices.
The MMDA also announced that it plans to install at least 1,200 more AI-powered cameras across Metro Manila to optimize no-contact apprehension and properly enforce traffic rules and regulations. These will most likely be placed along Commonweath Avenue and C5, although the agency hasn’t given an exact timetable on when those cameras will be mounted.
