MANILA — The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) believes that the passage of emergency powers would help the government effectively address the country’s traffic crisis. With a...
MANILA, Philippines—Senator Grace Poe on Friday, February 23 reiterated her call to grant President Rodrigo Duterte “extraordinary powers” to solve the traffic and congestion crisis in...
MANILA—Senator Grace Poe on Thursday assured to put enough safeguards, including pro-active oversight committee, in the emergency powers that will be given to President Rodrigo Duterte...
MANILA – President Aquino will not be given the emergency powers he want, according to the chairman of the House energy committee yesterday. Aquino has earlier...
MANILA –The Congress is not in a hurry to give emergency powers to President Benigno Aquino III to prevent the possibility of an energy crisis given...
MANILA — Senator Franklin Drilon recently said Malacañang should not be expecting a rush approval of their request to grant the president an authorization to establish...
MANILA –Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has no problem with granting the president with emergency powers to address the looming power crisis next year, only that she wants...
MANILA – To address the looming power outages in 2015, President Aquino said he would seek a joint congress resolution to allow the government to “contract”...
MANILA – Amid the looming energy crisis next summer, the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) said that they have no plans of endorsing Congress proposals to...
MANILA — Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla has stressed that his proposal to give President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers was vital to prevent brownouts from occurring...