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Saturday, 04 September 2010

Emergency powers for Arroyo eyed to solve Mindanao power crisis

MANILA, Philippines -- President Macapagal Arroyo's allies in the Lower House are moving to hold a special session in Congress to grant her emergency powers to resolve the worsening power situation in Mindanao. House Deputy Speaker for Mindanao Simeon Datumanong said that the acute power shortage required swift...

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Arroyo Crisis Emergency Manila Photos

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures as she delivers her speech during the Lecture Series for Quezon City Public School Teachers Tuesday (December 15) at Malacanang's Heroes’ Hall.

photo: OPS-NIB Photo / Dado Aguilar

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