GRANTING emergency powers to President Benigno Aquino 3rd may not be the best solution to the country’s power problems because it will either lead to higher electricity rates or favor only power producers and people close to them, a lawmaker and an analyst said on Wednesday.

Sen. Sergio Osmena 3rd, chairman of the Senate committee on energy, said Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla should make it clear what “type” of emergency powers he wants the President to obtain from Congress and what solutions he has in mind in case the President obtains that power.

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