2 more TransCo towers toppled down (14th or 15th tower?)

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/05 Feb) -- Two more TransCo towers were
simultaneously toppled down in Abasara, Guimba, Marawi City at 2 a.m.
Monday, bringing to 14 the number of power pylons toppled down since
late last year.

Engineer Loremir Adasa, acting Vice President of the National
Transmission Corporation for Visayas and Mindanao, said, the two
damaged towers were counted as the 14th steel towers hit by 81 mm
mortars attached into the four legs of the tower.

Engineer Emmanuel Abellanosa, OIC Vice President of TransCo Mindanao
Operations and Maintenance also said, when the bomb toppled Tower 11,
Tower 10 was pulled out and twisted, thereby affecting the power
supply in some parts of Mindanao. But measures have been undertaken to
address the concern on power supply.

The two toppled towers affected the Agus II Kibawe , Bukidnon 138 kv
line. The military has yet give a go signal as to when the maintenance
crew will be allowed to proceed to the area for repair.

Meanwhile, Lanao del Norte Rep. Abdullah D. Dimaporo of the second
district helped oganize a Crisis Management Committee within the
provincial government during the Peace and Order Council meeting
Sunday.

Dimaporo once served as governor of the province, followed by his
wife, Imelda and now his son, Mohammad Khalid.

The Crisis Management Committee will coordinate with Trancso, the
provincial government, the milltary within the area and other
organizations to address the "economic sabotage" happening in their
area.

The CMC, composed of provincial board members Cassan Maquiling,
Ubaldo Zamora, former Board Memebers Tawa Caontongan, Mayor Mighty
Dimakuta of Tagoloan, TransCo's Adasa and Abellanosa and Lt. Col.
Edwin Respecio of the 32 Infantry Battalion of Philippine Army.

Dubbed Task Force Kapiya-an (better development ) the team agreed to
conduct medical dental mission, community relations and dialogues.
(MindaNews)