A Long Blackout at south

[gearspeed]

Metro Manila may be in for long blackout

By NIEL V. MUGAS, The Manila Times Reporter

Half of Metro Manila faces possible blackouts while power in key facilities might be cut off for at least a year if the Supreme Court orders the National Power Corp. to shut down a transmission line and relocate it.

Alan T. Ortiz, president of the National Transmission Corp. (TRANSCO), said the issue is of national concern and will affect millions of households and private establishments.

At issue is the 230-kilovolt Sucat-Araneta transmission line, which delivers electricity to southern Metro Manila from power plants in Luzon.

On October 26 the transmission line tripped, plunging the entire southern metropolis into darkness.

Residents of Dasmariñas Village in Makati City have also petitioned the Supreme Court to have the line relocated, citing possible health risks from radiation.

The case involved NAPOCOR, but since its transmission functions had been transferred to TRANSCO, the transmission firm will bear the brunt of the problem.

The shutdown and relocation will have to be carried out once the Court issues a final and executory ruling.

Ortiz said once that happens, southern Metro Manila, particularly the cities of Parañaque, Makati, Pasay and Muntinlupa, will have no electricity. That means the Metro Rail Transit will be out of service, the local and international airports will be paralyzed and call centers will cease operations.

"To cut is not an option since all communities linked to the line would have no electricity, affecting the MRT and the Manila International Airport, and it would take 12 to 18 months to complete the portion of the project that they want to be diverted," Ortiz said.

No contingency plan

Ortiz said shutting down the Sucat-Araneta line is "definitely not an option, stressing its importance in delivering electricity to millions of households and commercial establishments.

He said the San Jose-Dolores-Kalayaan transmission line is the only other link that can deliver electricity to the affected areas, but it won’t be able to handle the big power demand for long periods.

"We have no solutions to offer," he said.

Legal remedies

The problem becomes more complicated because on its own, TRANSCO cannot file a motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court since it is NAPOCOR that was involved in the case.

NAPOCOR failed to tell the Court during the hearings that it has already transferred its transmission functions to TRANSCO.

Ortiz said TRANSCO must seek the help of the Office of the Solicitor General as soon as possible time to avoid the power outage.

"Obviously we will appeal the decision. It’s obvious—there is a legal dimension, that when the Supreme Court denies our appeal and says we have to hold the line, we would appeal again and again—saying that this is not an easy decision to make," he said.

Ortiz is optimistic that the Court will hear the appeal and overturn its ruling in favor of NAPOCOR and TRANSCO.

"We hope more enlightened parties would give us more breathing space to maintain the line," he said.

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[uls]

OA sobra ung mga taga dasma

[falken]

If natuloy ito, it would inconvenience a lot of people just to please a few. Tsk tsk.

[uls]

ya... radiation daw... OA nila

baket... di ba sila nagpapa-X-ray? CT scan? di ba sila gumagamit ng microwave sa bahay nila? TV? computer monitor? cellphone?

Hindi ba may radiation din mga yan? Lalo na ung Xray...

E ung UV radiation? di ba sila naarawan sa beach? sa outdoor activities nila?

Health conscious sila? baket panay ng yosi? yung iba addictus... late nights partying, getting drunk and wild ***... hindi ba nila naisip na ma-shorten ang life expentancy nila sa lifestyle nila?

U have more chances of getting killed in a car accident than by radiation from power lines.

[FrankDrebin]

If natuloy ito, it would inconvenience a lot of people just to please a few. Tsk tsk.

Well, kaya nga daw yung MRT Edsa line Buendia to Ayala is underground is to protect Forbes
Residents from the peering eyes of the MRT riders.

[oldblue]

how long is the long blackout? months kaya?

[mazdamazda]

well... sila rin naman ang affected kapag nagka ganun.

[gearspeed]

Kung mangyari ito ito na ang longest blackout na mangyayari sa aking pagkakaalam..

[jim]

ano kaya't sabihin natin sa mga taga DASMA na wag nilang itapon ang basura nila sa labas ng village nila kasi tayong mga nasa labas ang napo-pollute hehehehe.....

maraming magrereklamo kung itutuloy ang pag down ng linya. parang gusto yata nila na bugbugin sila ng mga tao hehehehehe.

[nicolodeon]

hay naku....kawawa na naman si lower middle-class Juan Dela Cruz neto kapag nagkataaon. ang pagkakaalam ko eh shielded ang mga transmission lines kaya wala halos radiation emission. tsk, tsk - this could escalate to one of those rich vs. poor incidents.

mga elitista talaga oo...

pero kung may point din naman - kung may documented at scientifically proven na health risks talaga, may karapatan din naman mag-reklamo yung mga tao dun.

kaya tuloy hindi maiwasan ng mga mahihirap na Pinoy na isipin ng ang justice system ng Pilipinas eh para sa mga mayayaman at maimpluwensya lamang.

reversal ito nung matra ni spock na "the good of the many should outweigh the good of the few. ang nangyari dito eh "the good of the elite few outweighed the good of the greater many".

Well, kaya nga daw yung MRT Edsa line Buendia to Ayala is underground is to protect Forbes residents from the peering eyes of the MRT riders.

totoo 'to. in fact, pinetisyon pa ng mga Forbes Park owners na huwag padaanin ang MRT 'dun sa part ng EDSA na tapat ng village nila. among their numerous selfish (as some said then) issues is that baka daw gawing recon ang MRT ng mga nakasakay dito para mag-plano ng masama sa village nila. para tuloy inakusahan nila dati na ang mga sasakay sa MRT eh may mga masasamng intensyon. Hindi lang naman Forbes ang nag-reklamo, pati mga taga Wack-wack at Corinthian din ata.

[CtrlAltDel]

If our Supreme Court rules in favor of the Damarinas Village residents and order the relocation of overhead transmission line based on the arguments on the so-called health hazards bilib na talaga ako sa ating mataas na hukuman!

Ang gagaling! Eh, kung ang World Health Organization (W.H.O) nga with their resources and international team of scientific experts on emf radiation hindi pa convinced on the health hazards ng emf radiation, how can our own Supreme Court rule on it?

Here's an excerpt from the World Health Organization about their contrinuing research on emf radiation and human health:

" ...Conclusions from scientific research
In the area of biological effects and medical applications of non-ionizing radiation approximately 25,000 articles have been published over the past 30 years. Despite the feeling of some people that more research needs to be done, scientific knowledge in this area is now more extensive than for most chemicals. Based on a recent in-depth review of the scientific literature, the WHO concluded that current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level electromagnetic fields. However, some gaps in knowledge about biological effects exist and need further research.

Effects on general health
Some members of the public have attributed a diffuse collection of symptoms to low levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields at home. Reported symptoms include headaches, anxiety, suicide and depression, nausea, fatigue and loss of libido. To date, scientific evidence does not support a link between these symptoms and exposure to electromagnetic fields. At least some of these health problems may be caused by noise or other factors in the environment, or by anxiety related to the presence of new technologies...."

http://www.who.int/peh-emf/about/Wha...en/index1.html

mas mataas pa ang level ng emf sa loob ng bahay which is 60Hz to MegaHz levels kesa sa ilalim ng transmission lines 60Hz only.

(100-300 milligauss vs 30milligauss if I'm not mistaken)

[CVT]

Katakot naman ito... walang kuryente,- aba e, makapag-imbak na ng maraming kandila at lamparang de langis.....

[miLes]

ok lang walang ilaw wag lang walang electric fan o aircon ang init sa gabi!

[zero]

dadami ang buntis na naman kapag natuloy ang brownouts na iyan!

[JohnM]

dadami ang buntis na naman kapag natuloy ang brownouts na iyan!

Mainit. Malagkit

BTT: Ito yung same line na dumadaan sa Imus? May substation ata 'to sa Fort Bonifacio sa may American cemetery. Sa alam ko di shielded ang high-tension lines. Minsan nga pwede kang magpailaw ng flourescent lamp sa ilalim ng lines kahit di sya naka-plug.

[creepy]

I'm sure the Supreme Court will take it upon itself to declare that the radiation from the transmission lines definitely causes health problems.

They like deciding on things they know jack sh*t about... and they like deciding badly.

[oldblue]

it depends kung may mga hurado na nakatira sa area na yan hehehe

[Babnoy]

Hindi maapektuhan ng Blackout ang mga taga-Dasma dahil kaya nila bumili ng maraming Generators!

[nugundam93]

babnoy's sentiments exactly. why would they care for the masa? they can just live in their paradise that they can buy.

[karlbo]

anak ng.... ganu katagal yun and kelan?