Tag: Emergency power

Public should not worry about President’s emergency power – Tugade

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The public should not worry about President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for emergency power to deal with the Metro Manila traffic problem. This was emphasized by Transportation and Communications Secretary Arthur Tugade while appealing to the senators to approve the President’s request. According to Tugade, the emergency power given to the President is not absolute and is not permanent.  He added that the law granting the President emergency powers would include […]

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Pagdinig sa panukalang mabigyan ng “Emergency Power” si Pangulong Duterte, aarangkada na ngayong araw

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Aarangkada ngayong Miyerkules, August 10 ang pagdinig ng Senado sa panukalang mabigyan ng Emergency Power si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para maresolba ang matinding problema sa traffic. Ayon kay Senador Grace Poe, chairman ng Senate Committee on Public Services, papaspasan nila ang pagdinig pero titiyakin na magiging maingat sa ipapasok na probisyon. Ibibigay aniya nila ang hinihinging kapangyarihan ng Pangulo pero maglalagay sila ng matinding safeguards gaya ng monitoring sa bidding […]

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No energy shortage according to DOE

According to the latest data of the Department of Energy, there is no imminent electricity shortage in the country, which will allow the Supreme Court to block President Aquino’s request for emergency power.

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Emergency Power

Members of the Senate may finish their session without discussing the grant of emergency powers to the President to resolve the energy crisis. The final session of the Senate is scheduled on September 24 before the more than 2 weeks vacation in preparation of the hearing on the proposed budget of the House of Representatives. The request for emergency powers will fall in the hands of Senator Sergio Osmeña III, chairman of the Senate Committee […]

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Emergency power

Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares is in favor of granting emergency powers to President Aquino to avert the energy crisis. But she clarifies that before granting said emergency powers, the Senate wants to know the details of said emergency powers. The senator agrees that emergency powers should be granted because of the long process of granting permits before a power plant could be constructed. But the senator also admitted that there are negative expectations regarding the grant […]

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