VECO, TelCos Ink Emergency Response Guidelines

(PIA) — The Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and telecommunication providers recently had the ceremonial signing on the Emergency Response Guidelines following incidents of dangling wires and breaking poles that oftentimes create worst effects to the public.

Representatives from VECO and telecommunication providers such as PLDT, Globe Telecom, TelecPhil, Eastern Telecom, Skycable, CCTN/NGO signed the Manifesto guidelines.

The objective of the guidelines presented by Ian Fabian, Manager of Streetlight and Pole Utilities Department of VECO is to ensure that all pole attachment maintenance and repair, especially for emergency related works, are attended accordingly.

VECO then noted that through this set of guidelines VECO now has the right to immediately response to emergency regardless of whose wire is affected, as can be recalled that there is a contract provisions that prohibit VECO from tampering or interfering with pole attachments.

The guidelines then covered from reporting of emergency related pole attachment maintenance up to billing.

Chief Operating Officer of VECO Anton Mari Perdices, in his welcome remarks during the event said that they are all very cautious in terms of safety.

“All is working together for the city to look good and safe,” Perdices said.

Valentin Saludes III of VECO added that they are in close coordination with TelCos on safety and hazards of the public.

“We are doing constant agreement with TelCos on safety and every TelCos are very cooperative,” Saludes said. (mbcn/ays/PIA7/with reports from VECO)