Officials of the National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines (NGCP) are seeking the assistance of the military to secure dozens
of transmission towers in Mindanao .
Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP’s corporate communication head, said
on Thursday that unidentified culprits tried to topple down another
transmission tower in Patani, Marawi
City
According to Ladaga, the incident caused power interruptions
in some parts of Mindanao, which was restored in the afternoon of Nov. 9, after
NGCP implemented temporary measures to transmit power produced by Agus 1 and
Agus 2 hydropower plants to the rest of Mindanao .
She said that the incident took place eight days after three
NGCP towers were filled with explosives in the same area.
While the explosion did not topple the tower, the damaged it
sustained caused it to lean, putting the transmission facility in a more
critical condition, Ladaga said.
She said that the NGCP has issued a public appeal to help
monitor the safety of the towers so that transmission services remain
uninterrupted.
Sometimes the restoration of transmission services to
affected areas were likewise hampered by uncooperative landowners who are
preventing NGCP from conducting much needed vegetation clearing activity, she
said.
The NGCP has also repeatedly appealed to the government and
the Philippine Army for assistance in resolving the escalation of security
problem and right-of-way issues in Mindanao .
Ladaga said that elements of the Philippine Armed Forces are
currently assisting NGCP in entering the properties of the uncooperative
landowners to expedite restoration.
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