Avoid this problem

Hello zenki, the problems, what kind of terrain that you have, is it cement or soil oriented. putting electrical wires underground cost millions of pesos that government can't even afford. besides, there is a huge risk of you and every one in the household getting one hell of a shocked if the water is able to penetrate the cables. our government can't even make giant tunnels, definitely, they couldn't even make this. and even if you have successfully installed one, you would still have black outs because of the power distributer cutting the power to avoid electric shock from post power lines.

I guess it is a better idea to put the power or electric lines underground. In other countries, the power lines are put underground. Besides, the power lines hanging are eyesore and dangerous.

It is indeed a good idea but the cost is too great and it's not really a priority. Maybe if they do it in phases it might be possible. Still, it needs further study. It is still a very good idea though.

Well I think that idea is an excellent idea but I guess the cost involve in that project is really high for now to be afforded by anyone willing to bury them underground. I think for now it would just be too costly. I have that experience when I worked for a telephone co in a small city down south they implemented this underground cabling and they spend millions of pesos digging the streets throughout the city. It created lots of media outcry and angry citizens because it created traffic for the whole city. In the end, they ended up installing the traditional way again via post again since the city frequently gets flooded and the lines that were placed underground easily gets soaked underwater and gets disconnected. Millions of pesos they invested all went to waste and now they came back to the traditional way via posts again.

I have heard from the news this morning that the government is discussing this idea. I think this is a good one. Other countries have their electrical, telephone, internet, cable wires (everything) underground. It's easier to maintain, and it won't clutter our cities. Being an architecture student, I have observed that no matter how pretty the building is, if there were posts and wires along the facade, it doesn't look good still.

It would be costly. Would take years to happen, but planning could start now. I hope they (the government) are looking for a longterm solution about the flooding and power outage during typhoons.

Luckily power in our place has been restored too, your suggestion is a good option but i think it will take time to put it in reality, since it will cost huge amount of money to do that.I think the best option is to have alternative source of energy like solar energy, because Luzon like other part of the country is abundant in sunlight. It will just cost you more at first but in the long run you will save more, and I in my opinion it is also safe from flood and typhoons.