00:00The Motorists' Feelings
00:06It's like the motorists' feelings are being woven into the cable
00:11whenever they are traveling along this long road
00:15in the northern tip of the Pacific Ocean.
00:19The news spread that some passersby here
00:23have their necks and faces injured
00:26after being hit by lightning.
00:30By a cable?
00:31It's really scary.
00:32There are a lot of things to discuss.
00:33It's really prohibited.
00:35We, as motorists, have to be careful.
00:37To the motorists out there,
00:39this news should serve as a warning.
00:44One of the victims is a student from Barangay Triangulo,
00:49Bjorn.
00:50The cable that was attached to him
00:52caused an injury and a mark on his neck and face.
00:57It's really painful.
00:59Bjorn's story.
01:00On Saturday night,
01:01he was on his way home from school
01:04as he was traveling along this long road
01:07in Amuntay, Barangay Triangulo.
01:10Something hit his neck.
01:13I was shocked.
01:14I thought it was a stone.
01:15There was a cable attached to his neck.
01:18There was a thick wire on the left side.
01:20It was cut.
01:21The wire was as thick as my son's.
01:24It was painful.
01:25I couldn't breathe.
01:27I was so scared.
01:28I couldn't breathe.
01:30Even though he was hurt,
01:31he quickly removed the wire.
01:33I was in pain.
01:34I was on my way to Amuntay.
01:35I was driving.
01:36I was carrying a wire.
01:37It was as thick as my son's.
01:38On his way home,
01:39Bjorn's son immediately took the first aid.
01:44We didn't call the hospital.
01:47It was already late.
01:49I was already bleeding.
01:51That was why I took him home.
01:54He didn't feel well.
01:55The thick cable
01:57was attached from a post
02:00of a telecommunications company.
02:03I was on my way home.
02:05I was so scared.
02:06It was as thick as my son's.
02:07Everything was red.
02:08My son didn't feel well.
02:09There was no pain.
02:11He couldn't sleep.
02:12His hands were long.
02:14His eyes were long.
02:17He couldn't eat anything.
02:19He couldn't drive.
02:22A few hours after what happened to Bjorn,
02:25on the same road that is surrounded by barangay triangles,
02:29the kitchen helper, Edmar,
02:31was the next one to touch another broken cable.
02:35The cable got stuck in my neck.
02:38It got stuck in the back of my neck.
02:41My neck is red.
02:42It's like it's bleeding.
02:44What's left of it is affected.
02:46At that time, it was very dark.
02:48There was no light.
02:49My motorcycle was really beautiful.
02:50Suddenly, it hit me in the back.
02:53I was nervous.
02:55Gradually, it was hard for me to breathe.
02:57Then, I leaned back.
03:00I hit my motorcycle.
03:02Edmar was forced to disappear due to his sadness.
03:06I took the cable and put it on my back
03:08so that I can get a direction.
03:09That's why I got a wound on my back.
03:11It hurts more because it's bleeding.
03:14He paid for it that day.
03:16I paid for the medicine.
03:18That's why I don't have anything left
03:19even if I just buy a kilo of rice.
03:21But where did the cable come from
03:25to the motorists in Agusan?
03:27Because of the wire,
03:29I can confirm that it's from us.
03:31Who should be responsible?
03:35Based on what you said,
03:36next time,
03:37is it hard for you to share this?
03:40Should I be given justice for what happened to me?
03:46The incident where the cable and wire
03:50were found in the road
03:52was also reported to other parts of the country.
03:55In fact, the Senate passed a resolution
03:58to investigate the accidents on the road
04:02caused by the cable and wire.
04:05Especially in this case,
04:06there was a wound.
04:09The victim,
04:10a truck driver from Virac in Catanduanes,
04:13Jesse Vic.
04:14When they arrived at the emergency,
04:17they saw a laceration,
04:20a wound on his neck
04:21that was caused by the wire.
04:23The story of Jesse Vic's brother,
04:25Jomel,
04:26at 7 p.m. on August 23,
04:29last year,
04:30his brother's motorcycle
04:33crossed the Provincial Highway in Virac
04:35when his neck accidentally touched
04:38the cable of a telecom.
04:41It was like a knife
04:43stabbed his wound.
04:45Jesse Vic tried to be rushed to the hospital,
04:49but he was declared dead on arrival.
04:52The immediate cause of death of my brother,
04:55although it was an epidemic,
04:56was due to massive blood loss.
04:58He was so kind.
05:00He was so responsible to our son.
05:03It was so painful.
05:06Until now,
05:10it's still hard for me
05:11to accept what happened to him.
05:14The family filed a case
05:17against the telecom company
05:19that owns the cables
05:21that were brought to Jesse Vic.
05:23But in the end,
05:24they were able to fix it.
05:26I hope you're happy
05:28wherever you are now.
05:30I'll take care of Jesse,
05:32don't worry about us.
05:35Meanwhile,
05:36who should be held accountable
05:38for what happened to Bjorn and Edmar?
05:41Bjorn was blotted out by the police.
05:44I was the only one who was allowed to act
05:46because my brother was already dead.
05:48The cables were cut
05:50by a concerned citizen.
05:53We coordinated with the LGU
05:55for road clearing.
05:58A confirmed telephone line was hit
06:02in the middle of a big truck.
06:04Then the next motorcycle was hit.
06:06They conducted a so-called
06:08man lift operation
06:10to fix the other
06:12bundled cables.
06:14We will look into
06:16if it is a time for us
06:18to change the structure
06:20or the system of overhead transmission line
06:22going to the underground
06:24transmission lines.
06:26Meanwhile,
06:27the telecom company
06:29that was accused of
06:31owning the cables
06:33also investigated the incident
06:36to confirm
06:38where they came from.
06:40Thanks to the wire,
06:42I can confirm that this is ours.
06:44The company refused to be interviewed
06:46but they issued an official statement.
06:49We are committed to keeping communities
06:51connected and safe.
06:53We deeply regret the unfortunate circumstances.
06:56In the national roads,
06:58we have a standard procedure
07:00for the correct height of the cables.
07:02We have a 12-15m height limitation.
07:07The worst-case scenario is
07:09if a big truck passes by
07:11with a higher height
07:13and the truckers do not follow
07:16the correct standard
07:18of 3-5m height.
07:20If there are wires
07:22that can be damaged,
07:24please report to us
07:26so that we can avoid such accidents.
07:30Many of our roads
07:32are difficult to maintain
07:34especially at night.
07:36It is only right
07:38that the authorities
07:40ensure that our roads
07:42are safe
07:44at all times.
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