Mr Lee Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 Seems to be yet another case of living for today and not worrying about tomorrow, and tomorrow came. It would appear that residents got free or cheap electricity since 1998 and it seems no one bothered to have a fund to save up any money to replace the batteries.Saturday, December 10, 2011RESIDENTS of an island barangay in Lapu-Lapu City complained about the lack of electricity for almost a year now, after the batteries of a solar power facility donated by a non-government organization expired.Back in 1998, the National Government of Belgium and the Lapu-Lapu City Government pooled their efforts together to help the people of the island barangay.Path-breakerDue to the project, Barangay Pangan-an became the first local government unit in the entire country to get a power supply facility that uses solar power.More than a decade later, the people of the barangay are now worried that the facility might become useless after 118 batteries of its solar power cells have already expired.Island needs help with solar facility 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me bubba Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 more than a decade later, the people of the barangay are now worried that the facility might become useless after 118 batteries of its solar power cells have already expired.Marcos Estoy, PICCD board member, told reporters the batteries were supposed to last for only 10 years. Upon its expiration, the batteries were supposed to be replaced immediately to maintain a 24-hour operation.But Estoy said the replacement batteries are too costly, considering that they have to spend about P6 to P8 million just to replace them.from sunstar article...................................................................................................THEY KNEW the batteries would need to be replaced in a 10yr time period, this "facility" was given to them either for free or low cost.Just wondering, if they knew in 10 years that they would need to "replace" the batteries.WHY didnt they plan ahead? or have a "collection"fee to pay for the upcoming maintenance?? is this common for "these" local people or agencies NOT TO PLAN AHEAD and just hope that UNCLE RIZAL will bail them out at the last minute?i would post more BUT I DONT WISH to banned for my thoughts.(cough cough)....................................................................................................last item from sunstar However, Casiao said that Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Arturo Radaza is proposing to scrap the solar power facility and incorporate Barangay Pangan-an into the Mactan Electric Company (MECO), which is currently powering up majority of the island barangays in Olango.But Radaza’s proposal has yet to be tackled considering that MECO cannot put up their power lines toward Pangan-an, with a national protected area in their way. .....................................................................................A official wants to "scrap" this facility ,for the lack of 6 to 8 million pesos ,to install "power lines"which cant be installed due to it being in a "protected" area?something just doesnt seem right?1. could it be that this "official" wants to install "power lines" so he can get credit ? 2. is their a government agency that provides loans to areas for situations like this?for improvement of their "lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Live for today --- to hell with tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) THEY KNEW the batteries would need to be replaced in a 10yr time period,this "facility" was given to them either for free or low cost.Just wondering, if they knew in 10 years that they would need to "replace" the batteries.WHY didnt they plan ahead? or have a "collection"fee to pay for the upcoming maintenance??is this common for "these" local people or agencies NOT TO PLAN AHEADand just hope that UNCLE RIZALwill bail them out at the last minute?Exactly my point, it seems they may have gotten free electricity all this time and instead of someone charging them a small fee and banking it for the future, or possibly someone did charge a fee and then I wonder where all that money went. Either way, the hand is out again, we have no electricity, so help us.If the live for today attitude does not change among poor from every country who always expect the government or others to take care of them, then those same people can never be expected to improve their own lives, and this is exactly what I feel is broken in the US as well as the Philippines, some people being toooooooo dependent on others for their needs. To break the cycle of poverty, it is my opinion that people need to have the desire to become independent and self sufficient, and that will never happen in any society where people give others something without making them earn it, at least in some small way. Had the people who installed the power, insisted on a monthly fee for its use, and banked that money to pay for replacement batteries, then the money would have possibly been there today to pay for those batteries.Now before anyone jumps down my throat, the last time I visited my wife's family earlier this year, one of her brothers home still is without power because he refuses to pay the minimum the power company charges, and they seem to do just fine, so it can be power by choice for those who do not have the minimum to pay, or do not wish to. Edited December 12, 2011 by Mr. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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