PROPOSED BILL WITH THE PROBLEM OF “SPAGHETTI WIRES”

Streets in the different parts of the country entangled with spaghetti wires (Photo courtesy of Taguig City/GMA News)

The proposal of Bulacan Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. was advanced in the chamber to assign the public utility providers regarding spaghetti wires. The local governments need to ensure that public utility providers repair their wirings. These crisscrossing overhead cables are dangerous and risky for the residents according to the lawmaker.

The “Anti-Dangling Wires Act of 2024” or the House Bill No.10427 was proposed to tidying up the unsightly wires where public utility providers will held responsible. Local-government-issued operating permits may be revoked for those who do not comply.

HB 10427, referred to the House committee on public works and highways, would require all power, telecommunications, cable and internet providers to bundle up dangling cable, remove all unused wires, and relocate or replace posts following the specified allowable clearance for overhead cables and wires.

“The presence of non-operational overhead cable TV and telephone wires hanging precariously from poles, trees and high-rise structures has become a significant nuisance, not only because of its unsightly appearance, but primarily because of the conceivable accident it may cause,” the bill states.

According to Meralco they are already doing this and insisted that the problem is not their electric cables. 

"These are not Meralco lines, because Meralco lines have never been an issue. The Meralco lines are high, the problem is with those who connect to our pole. These are the other service providers who sometimes do not inform Meralco," Meralco Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga.

According to PLDT, it is removing cables that are no longer needed by customers to ensure the safety and orderliness of communities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

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