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BICAM APPROVES ANTI-OBSTRUCTION OF POWER LINES ACT – GATCHALIAN

A bicameral conference committee composed of lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives has approved a bill establishing a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines to ensure the uninterrupted conveyance of electricity from power plants to consumers. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the […]

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SENATE APPROVES ANTI-OBSTRUCTION OF POWER LINES BILL – GATCHALIAN

A bill penalizing construction of structures, prohibiting planting of tall growing plants and erecting hazardous improvements along power line corridors was approved on third and final reading by the Senate. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said the enactment of the measure was brought about by experiences in the past which […]