00:00More than 200 houses in Barangay Taniong, Malabon have no supply of electricity now.
00:07After a series of explosions yesterday, Isaiah Mirofentes is in the details.
00:12A fire broke out in the electricity cables in Barangay Taniong in Malabon City at 3 p.m. yesterday.
00:30Residents shouted because of the fear of the next explosion of the cables.
00:42It happened right after the wind blew from the house that was being repaired.
00:50It happened right after the wind blew from the house that was being repaired.
00:54This man, Kenneth, lives in the house that was being repaired right next to the cables.
01:01I was sleeping and unfortunately, I heard an explosion. I thought it was over.
01:07I didn't think about myself first. I thought about my family.
01:13Actually, I couldn't even lift my right arm because of the shockwave.
01:22Aside from the spaghetti wire, another problem here are the cables like this that are almost unprotected by the residents.
01:31There are posts installed in the area to lift the cables.
01:35It's been a year but the cables are not being repaired.
01:40It's really scary. Aside from that, we can't say anything.
01:43The kids are playing around.
01:45They might get hurt. They might cut themselves.
01:49They might get stuck.
01:52That's what we're asking for, to be lifted.
01:54There are no damaged houses and no injured people in the incident.
01:57But the problem is that more than 200 houses lost their power supply.
02:02They are afraid that it might take more than a month for the power supply to be restored.
02:08That's what I'm thinking because I can't sleep.
02:10Especially now, I can't do it.
02:13It's hot.
02:15I can't understand the pain.
02:21I might die because of the lack of electricity.
02:24The streetlights were installed on the road.
02:27The residents are hoping that their decades-old problem will be lifted.
02:34Isaiah Mirafuentes for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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