In the Philippines death by electrocution is quite common. Lineman get jolted on the job, families get zapped in their houses, and in one case a foreigner out for a walk on the beach took a wrong step onto a hot wire, or maybe not.
Last week the decrepit Philippine power grid claimed the life of two boys on the same day. In the first case a boy was out bathing in the rain when a live wire fell from an electric post and onto the ground.
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A 13-year-old boy died due to electrocution on Wednesday while bathing in the rain in Barangay Cagmanipis Norte, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, Samar.
Eugine Gotido was enjoying the rain around 2:30 p.m. when a live wire from an electric post fell on the ground, according to his grandfather.
The boy, he said, did not notice the live wire which resulted in his electrocution and death.
The Samar Provincial Police Office received the report at 6:52 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.
In the second case a boy was on his way to school when he accidentally touched a live wire obstructing his way.
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A 6-year-old boy died from electrocution while on his way to school in Leyte town, Leyte on Thursday, June 1.
Reports from the local police showed that Edson Bismonte accidentally touched a live wire that was blocking his way about 7 a.m. in Sitio Camansilis, Barangay Palid I, Leyte.
The boy was with his sister, Eliza, 10, when the incident happened.
Eliza tried to help her younger brother by pulling his backpack but was thrown away due to the electric shock.
She asked for assistance from the nearby residents who helped rush the victim to the rural health unit but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
The management of the Leyeco V Electric Cooperative (Leyeco V), who owns the live wire that electrocuted the victim, has yet to issue a statement on the incident.
What could Leyeco V Electric Cooperative possibly say aside from offering blood money? They won't be held to account for that loose wire.
While fat cats and the National Grid Cooperation of the Philippines rake in huge dividends of money projects remain unfinished and wires across the nation pose a threat to everyone.
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday faced another round of grilling from the Senate energy committee after records showed that 75% to 99% of its annual profits went to dividends.
At the continuation of the investigation into NGCP’s operation, Senator Raffy Tulfo, panel chairman, asked the NGCP to disclose its income and dividends for years 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019 as he mentioned reports that the state grid corporation only allocates a minuscule amount of its revenues for redevelopment or reinvestments.
Tulfo took a swipe at NGCP as he noted that in 2019 alone 75% of its income went to dividends; in 2017, 99% of its income went to the profit sharing; and in 2014, the amount of dividends is higher than the net income.
“Only in the Philippines na for profit ang transmission. It should not be for profit. Maliwanag pa sa sikat na araw nag-tumitib-tiba ‘yung mga may ari nito,” Tulfo said.
The entire grid needs an overhaul to make it safer. Don't expect that anytime soon or ever.
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