After capping 2013 with the restoration of two more transmission backbones in Leyte that were destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda, the country’s power grid operator has appealed to the public to spare damaged transmission tower parts in the area from theft.

According to National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), three pilferage incidents in Leyte were already reported from the field.

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