00:00The illegal connections or jumpers added to the mess and problems with the spaghetti wires.
00:08That's why Meralco targeted them.
00:11Can Metro Manila do what some provinces did
00:15by installing cables under the ground?
00:18Mark Salazar found out.
00:23These posts are common in Metro Manila.
00:26Mess and messy cables.
00:30It's a threat to the safety of the community and sometimes to the motorists.
00:34If there's a car passing by, like this one,
00:37the Wi-Fi is being pulled because sometimes there's a spark.
00:43These are not just electricity cables.
00:45There are also internet and CCTV cables in both posts.
00:49That's why this one almost gave up because of the weight it was carrying.
00:54In this place, the posts look like this.
00:57Where is Metro Manila where the orange cables are installed?
01:01They call this a spaghetti connection.
01:04Sometimes there's a spark of fire.
01:08We're scared.
01:09That used to be serious.
01:11It came from there.
01:13It got through here.
01:14It's a good thing it got through.
01:15It's really scary.
01:16The residents themselves say that sometimes the cables get thick
01:20in the posts that are not monitored.
01:22These are illegal connections or jumpers.
01:25There are a lot of jumpers here.
01:26There are a lot.
01:28Why did you say that?
01:30Because the lights are off.
01:31Is it easy to jump?
01:33It's easy.
01:34The electricity is cut off.
01:36How did you know?
01:37Did you jump?
01:38No.
01:39How did you know?
01:40I just heard it.
01:44It's dangerous.
01:45I'm in favor of the electricity being cut off.
01:48The jumpers were targeted by Meralco earlier
01:51in their anti-illegal wire attachment operations
01:54in FC Tuazon in Pateros.
01:56More than losing their income,
01:58the community is facing the risk of being burned
02:01if the jumpers are neglected.
02:03It's not just an eyesore,
02:04but public safety is also a concern
02:08if we don't fix this.
02:11Can we just install all the cables
02:14like what Heritage House did in Iloilo City?
02:18It was also done in BGEC in Taguig,
02:21a place in Quezon City,
02:23and even in Davao City.
02:25Meralco said that it's difficult
02:27in places like Metro Manila
02:29where there's no infrastructure underneath.
02:31It can be done if it can be done.
02:33But there are considerations involved
02:36like proper education,
02:40where it's feasible to install,
02:43urban planning,
02:45close coordination with the local government unit
02:49on the area where it can be implemented.
02:52It's expensive,
02:54which is why most of the time,
02:55a big developer is leading.
02:57If Meralco is full,
02:59will their customer pay
03:01at a higher per kilowatt hour rate?
03:03Of course, we don't want the cost of electricity to increase
03:07because at the end of the day,
03:09our mandate is the least cost principle.
03:11So all of these things you need to balance.
03:14For GMA Integrated News,
03:16Mark Salazar,
03:18for 24 Hours.
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