BAGUIO CITY -- City officials urged telecommunication companies operating in this city to fix, relocate or remove their respective dangling cable wires or so-called ‘spaghetti’ wires attached to poles and posts along the roads and streets posing danger to the public.
Under resolution 503, series of 2023, the City Council stated the local government prioritized the clearing of fallen trees affecting power lines, cables and roadsides to avoid life-threatening situations involving the existence of dangling cable wires and poles or posts which had been affected by the recent wrath of Supertyphoon Egay.
Earlier, the local legislative body adapted several legislations to address dangling cable and telecommunication wires.
These included resolution 088, series of 2012 supporting the request of the Benguet Electric Coop. Inc. in its letter dated March 29, 2012 with regard to cables/lines attached to Beneco poles and strongly urging the PLDT/Piltel/Smart, Globe Telecom, Mountain View Satellite Corporation, Digitel, Sky Cable and Bayantel to take necessary action regarding their respective cables/lines; resolution 140, series of 2018 that declared and adapted as a policy of the local government for utility poles and support structures by Beneco, cable television, communication companies and industries and other utility companies be installed or relocated only in areas or locations duly identified for the purpose in coordination with the affected or concerned implementing agencies.
Under resolution 503, series of 2023, the City Council stated the local government prioritized the clearing of fallen trees affecting power lines, cables and roadsides to avoid life-threatening situations involving the existence of dangling cable wires and poles or posts which had been affected by the recent wrath of Supertyphoon Egay.
Earlier, the local legislative body adapted several legislations to address dangling cable and telecommunication wires.
These included resolution 088, series of 2012 supporting the request of the Benguet Electric Coop. Inc. in its letter dated March 29, 2012 with regard to cables/lines attached to Beneco poles and strongly urging the PLDT/Piltel/Smart, Globe Telecom, Mountain View Satellite Corporation, Digitel, Sky Cable and Bayantel to take necessary action regarding their respective cables/lines; resolution 140, series of 2018 that declared and adapted as a policy of the local government for utility poles and support structures by Beneco, cable television, communication companies and industries and other utility companies be installed or relocated only in areas or locations duly identified for the purpose in coordination with the affected or concerned implementing agencies.
Another was resolution 253, series of 2018 directing telecommunication companies to fix, relocate or remove their respective dangling cable wires and poles or posts along Legarda Road, Military Cutoff and Kennon Road within ten days from receipt of the said resolution.
Resolution 032, series of 2022 also reiterated resolution 140, series of 2018 and resolution 253, series of 2018 to the Dept. of Public works and Highways – Cordillera Administrative Region (DPWH-CAR), Beneco and cable television, communication and other utility companies to remove or relocate electric poles or posts, dangling cable wires, and other obstructions within the national government’s right-of-way as a result of road widening and other related projects in the city.
The council said Super Typhoon Egay left in its wake a trail of devastation in several parts of the country, affecting over half a million people and leaving many homes and livelihoods in ruins, particularly in Northern Luzon.
A large part of the city on July 27, remained without electricity in the aftermath of the weather disturbance after strong winds and intense rains toppled power lines and cable wires during said typhoon.
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