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when several complainants came to my program last Friday
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because they got into an accident
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due to some hanging wires along EDSA.
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Panorin po natin.
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Dito nakakabli ng kawad po.
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Oh, may ano kasaliin? Bandage?
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Kaya po yung time na yun, sir. Binitawan ko na po yung motor ko.
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Hindi ko na po alam kung anong nangyari sa amin.
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Sa gitna po ng kalsada, sir.
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Buti lang po yung mga ibang motor.
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Ito ang motorcycle rider na tumuli yung panatumulong sa amin.
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Kasi kung may kasunod pong nangyari sa aming pagkatumbang,
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baka nasagasaan na po kami noon.
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Ang ulo ko, sir, ang kamama.
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Tapos yung ipin ko.
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We already contacted the Philippine Global Communications Incorporated
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through their customer service representative po.
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We informed po na mayroon pong ganong insidente nangyari.
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And also we emailed the police report po.
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Ano pong sagot nila, Corporal?
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nung nakausap natin si Mika po,
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ay na-forward na daw po nila yung police report doon po sa kanilang legal.
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Kausapin ko yung chairman ng MMDA.
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Of course, responsable na ang may-ari ng kabli.
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Pero dapat bilang sila yung namamahala niya sa mga kalye, sa EDSA,
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yung MMDA dapat nakita nila na may mga nakabalanda na kabli,
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tinawagan nila yung Philippine Global para ipaayos.
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Sir, maidagdag ko lamang po.
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Noong gabi po na yun, apat na sunod-sunod po yung nadisgrasya.
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Iban pa po sa kanila, may mga nauna po.
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Siya po yung isa sa mga biktima.
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Bali, 12 midnight po.
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Alas 1.30 po ng umaga.
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At meron pa rin pong nabasagan po ng windshield.
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four incidents involving just that particular area in EDSA,
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and yet, kinalang pa po nila pumunta sa aking programa para magsumbong.
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Ito pong mga taga Philippine Global Communications Incorporated,
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na nagmamay-aral,
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ito po yung mga kabling yan noong nalapitan po ng mga nabiryan nila.
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Ano ang mga sinabi?
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Magsumiti raw ng pictures at video para ma-refer sa kanilang legal at pag-aaralan.
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Pagkatapos po noon, aming tinawagan ng MMDA.
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Ang sagot lang sa amin ng magaling na MMDA,
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hindi daw nila jurisdiction yung nangyari.
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Kawawang mga nila lang.
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Mga walang malay na naghanap buhay lang,
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at na mamalengkes, sana, ay muntik pang mabawian ng buhay.
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At ito mga may kasalanan, walang urgency at malasakit sa mga tao.
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Ibabato pa sa legal.
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At ang MMDA na sana ay ang sangay ng gobyerno na maaaring nakagawa ng paraan
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o upang mapigilan.
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Ito sa mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga mga strong revive,
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sa pamagitan ng pagtawag ng atensyon nitong Philippine Global Communications ay umiiwas sa kanilang responsibilidad.
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Dahil sa pangyayaring ito, aking pong pinatingnan ang estado ng mga kable sa ating mga kapaligiran.
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Mr. President, just last August 2023, dahil sa mga nag-ipon-ipon na kable sa mga portion ng kuryente sa Binondo,
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sa tabi mismo ng Binondo Church, apat na posteng bumagsak dahil sa bigat.
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Nabagsakan po ang ilang mga sasakyan na puto ng kuryente at ibang telco services, kasamang internet doon sa area na yun.
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Pagkatapos po, sinaraang kalye upang maayos ang mga bumagsak na poste kaya nagdulat ng traffic.
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Ito po ang mga spaghetti wires ang nagdudulot ng napakaraming problema para sa ating bayan.
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Number one, just like in the case that was brought to me, it is a risk to life and limb.
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It possess real danger to our citizens.
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Ito lang po is enough to make this matter a national concern.
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It could also be a cause of terrible traffic.
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Kapag ito pong mga kable at mga poste bumagsak,
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ito po'y magdudulot ng matinding traffic.
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Number three, damage to property.
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Just like the one in Binondo, it fell on cars parked along the street.
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If these wires are not maintained well, it is known to cause fire as well.
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Number four, damage to heritage sites.
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Kung magagawin po tayo sa Intramuros, madami din pong mga ganitong spaghetti wires.
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And if these wires damage the properties there,
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hindi po madaling mag-restore ng mga lugar na luma na at kung masunog halos,
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imposible na may balik ito sa dati.
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Number five, it is an eyesore.
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As mentioned earlier, tourists who visit Intramuros see how these lines hamper the beautiful sights there.
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Ang sakit po sa mata ng mga spaghetti wires na ito.
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Number six, interrupted in electricity and telecommunications.
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Just like what happened in Binondo when it fell,
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businesses, including banks, lost their internet.
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What if hospitals are affected and they experience brownouts for a long period of time,
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especially in the middle of a surgery?
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Mahirap po yung ganong klaseng sitwasyon.
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It seems that these wires are mostly from utility companies such as telecommunication,
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internet providers,
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and electricity distribution.
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These companies apply for permits to install these structures and attach these cables,
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but there seems to be nobody actively regulating them.
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Nobody is monitoring them in short.
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Once a wire is no longer in use, they shall leave it there.
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And new utility providers just keep on adding and adding and adding more wires.
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Some would give an excuse that they cannot just remove the useless and abandoned wires
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because hindi naman daw sa kanila iyon.
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So nagmumukha pong tambakan ang mga poster natin ng mga kable na nagkakabulbul at wala ng pakinabang.
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Tapos, minsan pa po, ginagawa pa nila yung storage facility para madali silang mag-ayos.
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May ilang nag-iwan ng mga rolyo ng kable para kumayahan.
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Kable para kumayayusin, nandoon na agad, extra cables.
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Mr. President, who issues the permit for this construction and installation?
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We have the building officials issuing building permits.
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These are supposed to go to the City Engineering Office.
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But how come it is as if after submitting the requirements,
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these companies have a free hand already in whatever they hang in?
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There should be a continuous monitoring so that the permits could be lifted when they are not compliant.
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Ito pong Philippine Global Communications Incorporated ay dapat ma-review ang kanilang permit to operate.
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They are not doing their job properly.
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And who knows, ilang pang mga kable nila ang nagdudulot sa mga perwisyo sa tao.
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Mr. President, in the case that happened to the complainants that approached me,
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there is a clear lack of accountability on the telcos and the government regulating agencies.
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We have to determine whose liability this is.
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LG UBA, DPWH, or the telcos, all electric distribution companies.
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There should be more national direction regarding these concerns.
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There are individuals' actions in some areas.
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For example, in Davao, they already installed their cables underground.
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Matagal na po ito, pinapropose ni Architect Palafox.
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What is stopping us from implementing this?
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And while this is pending, there are some LGUs like in Cebu and Valenzuela
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that did a clearing drive in their area of these cables.
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In Pasig, they have an organization.
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They have an ordinance holding telcos and electric companies liable for failure to clear these lines.
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Maybe we could explore these options so that these spaghetti wires could finally be resolved
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and no more life could be put at risk.
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I believe that the Committee on Public Works, under the chairmanship of Senator Bong Ribilla,
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would ably address this.
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And as Chairman of the Committee on Energy,
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I will take the conscience against the electric,
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electric distribution companies.
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If there are adjustments that we need to make in our laws
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and put the responsibility on those businesses making use of these posts and cables,
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I know we can work on these together.
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Thank you, everyone.
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Thank you, Mr. President.
