(The Philippine Star) | Updated February 19, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines -
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking a longer temporary
retraining order (TRO) on a former Tuguegarao City mayor for obstructing a
major transmission project in northern Luzon.
A 72-hour TRO was
issued to Deltra Multi Corp., represented by its president, Delfin Ting, last
Feb. 16 for excessive excavation of the lot where Structures 39 and 40 of the
Tuguegarao-Magapit 69kV transmission line stand.
This allowed NGCP
personnel to enter the property to inspect and do corrective works on the
structures after Ting—former mayor of Tuguegarao City—refused the grid operator
entry to conduct much needed inspection and line maintenance.
Ting excavated the land
to develop his property, which puts the transmission facilities in a very
vulnerable position.
Despite the inherent
dangers an excavation of that nature would present to the transmission
facilities, Deltra Multi continued to develop the property, leaving Structures
39 and 40 standing precariously on an unreinforced spot of soil 40-feet high.
“Our facilities should
not be put in vulnerable situations. The development in the lot of Mr. Ting is
clearly a violation of transmission line right-of-way clearances. By putting
Structure Nos. 39 and 40 at risk, Mr. Ting is also jeopardizing the Tuguegarao-Magapit
69kV line serving major parts of Cagelco I and entire Cagelco II franchise
areas, which are Cagayan and Apayao provinces,” the grid operator said.
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