THE government will need an additional budget of P4 billion to P10 billion should Congress decide to grant emergency powers to President Benigno Aquino 3rd to allow him to address a looming power crisis next year.
In an interview over radio station dzBB over the weekend, Senate President Franklin Drilon said Aquino would use the emergency powers to negotiate a contract for the acquisition or lease of additional generation capacity, estimated at around 300 megawatts.
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