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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