By Liza
Agoot
BAGUIO CITY –
Several villages in Baguio, parts of Itogon, Bokod, Tuba, and La Trinidad in
Benguet, and Sison, Pangasinan experienced power outage after a pine tree fell
on the mainline on Ambuklao Road here.
The power
interruption started around 7:47 p.m. on Thursday affecting 35 villages in
Baguio-Pacdal, Mines View Park, Gibraltar, Pucsusan, Lualhati Village, Outlook
Drive, Lucnab, Parts of Country Club Village, Outlook Drive, South Drive, Parts
of Cabinet Hill-Teachers Camp Barangay (near and along South Drive), Country
Club Village (including Baguio Country Club, Camp John Hay except for Voice of America),
Happy Hallow, DPS Compound, Greenwater Village, Military Cut-Off, Sta.
Scholastica Village, Scout Barrio, Upper Dagsian, Lower Dagsian, Hillside,
Gabriela Silang, Camp 7, Camp 8, Poliwes, San Vicente, Balsigan, Parts of
Bakakeng Norte/Sur (Ciudad Grande, Eagle Crest, Montebello Village), Loakan
Proper, Liwanag-Loakan (Lower Liwanag and areas tapped along Kennon Rd.
Backbone Line), Loakan Proper, Atok Trail, Kias, PMA, and Loakan Apugan.
Villages in
Itogon, Benguet --Tuding, Ucab, Gumatdang, Virac, Loacan, and parts of
Poblacion IT (Maligaya)—were also affected by the power outage.
Power was
also cut off in Bokod, Benguet, Barangay Ambuklao; five villages in Tuba town:
Camp 4, Camp 3, Twin Peaks, Tabaan Sur, and Camp 1; and La Trinidad: Beckel
(Lamut area), parts of Ambiong LT (near Lamut).
A small
portion of Dungon in Sison, Pangasinan was also affected by the power
interruption.
Based on the
advisory of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, the sole electric power
distributor for Baguio and Benguet, electricity in Ambuklao in Bokod was
restored at 12:09 a.m. while power at Camp 1 and Camp 4 were restored around
3:45 a.m.
The firm said
it hopes to restore power at the remaining areas by 11 a.m. Friday.
Baguio
experienced a heavy downpour with gusty winds on Thursday afternoon due to
Typhoon Ambo. (PNA)
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