Pepper vines snake up electric poles.

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Owned by the Lopez family, it has a big advantage: sister company Manila Electric Co. has a network of power poles across Metro Manila and many parts of Luzon island.

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He recalls climbing telephone poles, handing power lines, tugging wires, collecting fees and repairing the electric meters.

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