2 NGCP towers in NorCot bombed

By Cheneen R. Capon
UNIDENTIFIED men bombed two more towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in North Cotabato yesterday morning.
The latest tower bombings were reported by Milfrance Capulong , NGCP corporate communication officer for Mindanao, in her Facebook post.
Fortunately the bombings failed to topple the towers, Capulong said.
These were the third and fourth towers bombed this year. Capulong identified the affected facilities as Tower 95 and Tower 96 both NGCP’s Kibawe-Kabacan 138-KV transmission line in Barangays Kitulaan and Aroman in the municipality of Carmen, North Cotabato.
The NGCP official said restoration of the bombed towers will start as soon as the area is secured.
The NGCP announced earlier that a total of 16 transmission towers were bombed last year. Fortunately, only nine of them were toppled.
Capulong said that bombings “only serve to increase the burden of the public or consumers who suffer from power supply interruptions as a result.”
The NGCP earlier warned that the whole grid of the island of Mindanao will collapse if the bombings continue.
“The NGCP appeals to the local communities and their leaders to help identify the perpetrators of the bombings to prevent longer power outages,” Capulong said.