President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday said his request for emergency powers to rent generators for a looming energy shortage is no longer an option.

In a forum with business executives in Makati City (Metro Manila), Aquino explained that power generators require six months of installment and even if a joint resolution granting his request is approved by Congress, the facilities cannot be set up before the summer of 2015.

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